Ok so since that transmission is history I went out and picked up another transmission on Saturday that is in great shape. Now people wonder why I haven't sourced a stronger transmission, well this is the reason. I've already explained that this W59 transmission is made for 4wd truck torque and the other reason is that I can find a used one in great shape for just a few hundred bucks. It would cost me another 2 grand if I went ahead and bought a different type of transmission and built another adapter or bought some existing bell housing to adapt it. Yeah so this W59 is working just fine thank you!
Here is my collection of W59 transmissions, bellhousings and transfer cases:
