i'm going the other way with the stude thing(my first car was a 57 commander 2-door,259 v-8,3-speed)i have an early 30's chevy which i'm putting an r-4 304.5 stude v-8 with 5-speed. not my 1st stude in a chevy(55 chevy droptop/289 supercharged golden hawk engine.