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  • Overdrive for a Champ truck

    Things are starting to slow down at work, and I am beginning to think about winter projects. The 62 Champ I bought last spring could really use an overdrive transmission. It has a V8 289. I am thinking two different avenues, and I have come here looking for advice. Option 1: find a T85 overdrive and all parts to do a "Studebaker" conversion. Option 2: convert it to a modern overdrive, maybe a T5 or one of it's variants. Has any one done a T5 in a Champ? If so what do you think of the conversion and how hard was it to fab up? Does anyone have a T 85 they would part with? I could go either way on this.
    1962 Champ

    51 Commander 4 door

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    Don't know how I got this on here twice. Can the moderator please delete this one?
    1962 Champ

    51 Commander 4 door

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      I put a T5 in a 63 lark. The Lark has the same bolt pattern as the T85. Got a kit from Fairborm Studebaker. It was just about a bolt in. A Hurst shifter with adjustable stops is advisable. The drive shaft will need to be retubed. Jim

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