Quote Originally Posted by Bug View Post
Unfourtuatly you are making a bigger project out of this than it really is. These pickups came with V-8's and auto transmissions. You can get everything that you need from an after market vendor (such as LMC). Also you should be able to find everything that you need in a wrecking yard somewhere.

Here are a few aftermarket pickup places.

www.ecklerstrucks.com
www.lmctruck.com
www.classicparts.com/chevy
I agree with Bug. There's no reason you can't use your current manual tranny with stock parts. LMC is in my back yard, so visiting them would be easy for me, but I know that their guys do a great job on the phone.