no reason why it shouldnt, if the manual 'box is in good nick.
if your using it for "normal" driving it would be fine, although if you were really gunna give it a bit (1/4 miles, burnouts, drifting..etc.) you'd wanna toughen it up a bit and look at a better clutch.
what about a new clutch with the new motor. Is there any work you can do to a manual to make them stronger. And how much hp can the diff handle. Im looking at turning it into a bit of strip demon.
if you want a good strip car id say to get a mini-spool and 3.45 diff gears,
that combo will work real nice...
couldnt tell you exactly how much hp the diff will cope with, but it'll definately handle the output of your stroker (and then some).
a better clutch is probably a good idea, something like a pbr one will do the trick and wont break the bank.
Yeah mate being manual it should be fine
mite wanna look at how your fly wheel is too i know http://www.xtremeclutch.com.au do some strong clutch/fly wheels
as 4 the diff haha they h8 ya after a few skids
but ya get that.......