79 pontiac lemans safari

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akrider907

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I purchased a 79 wagon about 6 months ago. I have fallin in love with it and now it needs a trans. It has a 301v8 with the th200 behind it. Im just curious what other cars have a trans that will fit in my car. One of my friends has a 72 olds with a olds 350 in it and was just curious is the trans would bolt in. Not looking to go high performence or anything like that just want a daily driver. I paid 500 bucks for it and it came with the orginal owners manual and service records and only has 108000 orginal miles. I just want to be able to drive it and enjoy having a big comfortable car. Thanks in advance for any help.
 
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I purchased a 79 wagon about 6 months ago. I have fallin in love with it and now it needs a trans. It has a 301v8 with the th200 behind it. Im just curious what other cars have a trans that will fit in my car. One of my friends has a 72 olds with a olds 350 in it and was just curious is the trans would bolt in. Not looking to go high performence or anything like that just want a daily driver. I paid 500 bucks for it and it came with the orginal owners manual and service records and only has 108000 orginal miles. I just want to be able to drive it and enjoy having a big comfortable car. Thanks in advance for any help.

Buick, Olds, Pontiac have the same bolt pattern for transmissions. If the Olds has a short tailshaft TH-350 trans it will work. The kickdown cable and dipstick tube won't interchange so make sure you get them too. If it's a big car like a 98 or Delta, chances are it has a 400 or 375 in it and a long tail, which means you can't use it. Either way, people practically give away TH-350's anymore. I see them for under $150 all day long.

You got lucky with the 301 set-up. Prime candidate for a Pontiac 400 or 455 later on. :wink:

Post some pics. There aren't too many Safari wagons around.
 
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