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I'm a new poster, with an odd vehicle and a transmission problem.

I own a Soviet Army GAZ 69, basically a small 4x4 pickup they used as their equivalent of a JEEP. Mine was bought from a very talented engineer in Sweden who dropped a 1972 Volvo B20a/BW35 auto transmission into the GAZ (I don't know if he took it out of a 140 or an 1800, I gather that either vehicle might have had this combination; I'm submitting this post to both forums).

The engine is terrific - simple, reliable, and the engineer bored out the cylinders and did a lot of work on it - but the transmission's another story. I've never liked it much, and recently it's started leaking fluid like crazy. My local AAMCO dealership tells me I need a new kickdown cable and a new neutral safety switch, and I've built up a list of possible suppliers in the Toronto area from reading old e-mails on this list (thanks!).

What I want to ask is of you all is an informed judgement about how difficult and complex it would be to put a standard transmission into my truck to repalce the BW35. Is there a Volvo standard tranny that can be swapped in with a minimum of fuss, or would this be a major production costing $$$?

Many thanks, in advance, for your thoughts.

RSB