Well, as per MLCLARK's wishes -
I'd like to mention that ISUZUKID has a got pretty kewl thread heppenin' on 'Gas prices are killin' me! Should I switch to a lower octane gas?' - for those no-mod habits for better m.p.g.

As for this thread - instead of a 2nd gear box - is there not a trick rear end mod out there for push button overdrive? My dad had a 50's Studebaker Commander with a 3 speed and a push button o.d.. He says it activated a 2nd gear in the rear end (- but then again - he says a lot of things), You'd think that someone out there could acutally be fabricating 2 speed rearends for generation 1s or 2s...
But a stick on adapter would be kewl 'cause you could exchange drive shafts with a straight one when it's time to go rugged... fresh body work be danged! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

- and for people with names like Smiley and Sneekeye you all know too much about alternative uses for lubricants. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />