Wanted: transfer case

[Bob Phillips]

dont want to hijack the search for a transfer case but...
CMP chevs were grossly underpowered with the 216 engine, the addition of a 235 or 261 does not in any way overtax the driveline, to wit a fellow collector/restorer who routinely drives a stretched " restored" 15 cwt witha 350 chev v8 and auto trany on the rural highways around Stratford. I think having a lighter foot helps.
My first experience with cmps (40 plus years ago) was at Simpson sawmill Galt, where they ran 3 converted 3 ton chevys as forklift trucks. They were Sedora brothers conversions, Mt Albert Ont who did 150 plus conversions. They were all repowered with 250 chev engines and the parts of the driveline that routinely failed under duress was the axle shafts which twisted off with annoying regularity.This was not surprising as the rear axle (now under the boom) was welded solidly to the frame so when pushing against a pile of logs in muddy ground something had to give- usually not the transfer case.
You can break anything if you try hard enough, taking it easy usually gets you through.