AAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is there another way ?
MANY MANY gears in my old 61 Biscayne !
As long as you have a good gear in the rear ( 4.56, ect ), I think you'll be just fine. try to stay away from the grabbing clutches... a little "softness" on engagement is good.
BTW.... the Super T10 was the only factory transmission that I could ever speed shift while the tires were spinning !.... Talk about a show ! ..... 1st , 2nd , 3rd .... RPM would stay between 5800 & 6500.... ALL OVER THE FREAK'N ROAD !
OK... that was the street tires.