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    Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
    Welcome to the forum, and to the busted knuckles club. Love them '64 hardtop Impalas. One of the prettier Chevies in my opinion. They look customized even when stock.

    Nice thing is that you can get almost every part (if not every part) from people like Year One, and others. With that 6 cylinder stick you also probably got a 3:70 rear end, which is pretty good, and the hanging pedals are already there for a four speed setup.

    Keep us posted with lots of pictures.

    Don
    I thought about kepping it a stick but I think Im gonna try and pick up a power glide and a lokar floor shift..

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    What is your logic on the powerglide? Something like a TH350 is so much better with that extra gear, and one of the newer OD trannys is much more highway friendly.

    I had a powerglide in my '64 convertible, and those two speeds really drop between gears, and they also break real easy (I went through 2 before I put a four speed in it)

    Don

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
    What is your logic on the powerglide? Something like a TH350 is so much better with that extra gear, and one of the newer OD trannys is much more highway friendly.

    I had a powerglide in my '64 convertible, and those two speeds really drop between gears, and they also break real easy (I went through 2 before I put a four speed in it)

    Don
    No performance in mind with the powerglide.. I just figured since its a 64 that it should have atleast one thing from the era..
    So if I was to go with a 350 combo meaing engine and turbo 350 tranny would I need to fab up a crossmember? Or are there any aftermarket ones out there I could pick up?

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    I'll let one of the experts comment on the crossmember, but if I remember correctly, the TH350 goes to the same one. Don't hold me to that.

    The other thing is that PG's are getting a little harder to find, especially in usable condition, but TH350's are all over the place and consequently, cheaper.

    Don

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