1979 Chevrolet C-10 - Gear Star 4L60E - Tech

The process continued by removing items attached to the stock transmission like the speedometer cable.

It was necessary to unbolt the starter motor, but rather than disconnect a nest of wires, Jason suspended the starter out of his way.

Huh, it kind of looks like what we just talked about.

Noting how they were routed before disconnecting them, Jason undid the emergency cables by backing off the adjusting nut completely.

There are three bolts holding the torque converter to the flywheel thrust ring. Jason used a starter-ring tool to rotate the engine to gain access to each bolt.

The transmission shift linkage was disconnected by extracting this spring keeper.

Here's a good view of the emergency brake cable being disconnected.

Sure that everything necessary to remove the transmission had been disconnected or removed, Jason pulled the stock transmission rearward as he let the Snap-on transmission jack down.

Wood blocks were placed squarely beneath the oil pan to support the engine while the crossmember and transmission were absent.