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Have Saginaw 4 speed trans with stampings on pass. side - GM6
389985K - N92 - on tail 362254 Also bell housing has 3840383 on it. Can you identify year manufactured, where, make & model of vehicles GM installed these on, including engines? At present it's in a 1963 Chevy Impala SS w/327 300. Don't believe it's the original trans.
Can you send me the VIN number and the cowl tag codes. then I can work backwards to see what the original transmission was. At this point I have checked half a dozen sources an not come up with the numbers that you have given me, so lets work backwards and then I can go into the interchange reference manuals and see what else will fit in place of the original.
Brad
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Answers by Expert:
Brad Sears
Expertise
All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.
Experience
Automotive tech instructor.
Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's.
Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's
TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated.
Auto instructor for the following companies:
Fram
Autolyte
Holly
Carter
AMF
Ford Motor
University Of Conn
Blue Hills Technical School
Sugar River Technical Center
Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.
Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.
Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember.
Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.
Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.
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