Auto (TH350) to Manual (SM465) tranny swap

Article and photos courtesy of Henry Larson, AKA BowtieRed on CK5

My TH350 was about to crap out on me totally, reverse was slipping, and I only had first gear, so it was time for a change. I opted for a manual tranny because I run a lot of mud and like to get the gears where I want them and be able to just drop the clutch if I become stuck. I located a transmission and transfer case in Colorado, it was a SM465/NP241 combo from an 89 K5.