Well, yer on the right track there Paul, but....the '82 had a 700 trans. The speedo housing is different, tho it is still in the same place. There is a larger, "Y" shaped bracket that holds the housing in the trans, and the housing itself is a large, round, black plastic deal. The driven gears are also quite a bit larger on the 700. In fact, the gear you posted above is for the larger plastic housing for the 700, but the "bullet" you posted is for the 350 type transmission.
(I'm all about splittin hairs!
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On a side note, the 400 trans also used the larger speedo housing, but it is aluminuminum. The Chevy 350 was the
only 350 to use the small, steel "bullet" housing. The Buick/Olds/Pontiac 350s used the larger aluminuminum housing like the 400.
True tho, changing the driven gear by a tooth will make a difference. I can look in the parts book to see what gear(s) an '82 should have originally, but tire size is gonna make a difference, too.
What size tires does your car have on it now, Gilbert?
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