The only things that would be different or critical would be making certain that the T.V. cable is correctly set up and that the wiring for the torque convertor is done correctly.Neither is hard,but both are mandentory.
Don is spot on here. However, you don’t have to keep the lockup feature, but it is so nice I don’t know why anyome would get rid of it on a street car.
I have a 700R4 behind my 348 and it works great. There are some things you can do to the transmission to beef up line pressure a bit and lessen the potential catastrophe from having a poorly-adjusted TV cable. There was a nice article about them in an issue of Hot Rod about 3-4 years back. I took their advice and replaced a couple internal parts that were accessible with removal of the oil pan. I’ll see if I can find the reference.
As to the TV cable adjustment, it is responsible for adjusting line pressure relative to throttle position and it needs to be correct 9is affects shift firmness too). It is dependent on the geometry of the carb linkage - that is, how far the linkage pulls the cable out as the throttle is opened. There are simple adapter plates for common carbs available from companies including Holley and maybe TCI. You can also make your own following the nice write-up here:
I used a lockup kit from TCI to get my lockup working without a computer. It uses a vacuum signal and a 12-v source to shift in and out of lockup depending of course on load. I have mine locking up in 4th only, but their kit allows other options. You do need a lockup-compatible converter -they have a clutch disk and pressure plate inside; many people say they are just a plain converter, but that’s not the case.
I think you’ll like the combination. The 3.06 first gear and 0.7 fourth are nice. I have a 4.11 gear and pretty tall rear tires, but cruise at 70 mph at about 2000 rpm.
John
