Bob,
Once again sir, thanks for the info and leads! I'll check Quirey for that
bracket!!
John,
Thanks so much for the reply bud. Always appreciated. ... yeah, I'm
running a '65 Crank in the 413, so I should be good for the later trans..
The '65 727 is the only year they made the aluminum case trans with a slip
yolk and is pushbutton/cable shifted. Another nice thing about it, it has
park, but I need to fab up a separate cable mount for the park setup. Ive
seen guys on the Forward Look site do some pretty creative stuff for
this.... the best thing Ive seen someone do is fab up a bracket, and have
it under the seat, or some other inconspicuous area..... it would somewhat
act as an anti-theft device!
I'm running AAJ disk brakes on the car with a 68-70 B body rear. I was
originally going to run the E body rear, but it is a tad wider than the
factory rear, but will bolt straight in. I'm going to run the B body rear
because its a tad shorter..... just about as much as the E body is wider,
for the wheel and tire combo I plan to run on the car. I'm just going to
cut off the old spring plates, and weld on new ones to get it just
perfect...... as even the E body plates are off a little, and will bolt up,
but theyre not exactly where they need to be. I also have the big 11" drum
brakes for the rear also. With all that said, I plan to hook up the E-brake
using the old park brake cable thats already in the car. I have all the
brackets and cables needed. At this point, it will pretty much put it on
par with a later car drivetrain wise. With the exception of it having an
aluminum 727..... and discs up front, it will be pretty much to 61 spec. Of
course, after all this, I'll need to get a drveshaft made also. The factory
push button cable in the car works with the '65 aluminum case 727 also, so
nothing to sweat there..... hoping its just a R and R deal for that (I know
of someone else that went this route).
As always, and once again bud, thanks for all the info and advice.
"swotring" ,
Yup...... I'll be running a later rear for the parking/e-brake
Bill,
Awesome story! Love it! Would have loved to have been around then for sure!
I was born way too late! Hope to see you out there sometime soon also!
Look for a "Robins Egg" Blue '61 Plymouth Suburban station wagon, that'll
be me! Cant be too many of those out there!
Rob
On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 3:26 PM rob bohuslav <sonoramic413@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Bob,
>
> Once again sir, thanks for the info and leads! I'll check Quirey for that
> bracket!!
>
>
>
>
> John,
>
> Thanks so much for the reply bud. Always appreciated. ... yeah, I'm
> running a '65 Crank in the 413, so I should be good for the later trans.
> The '65 727 is the only year they made the aluminum case trans with a slip
> yolk and is pushbutton/cable shifted. Another nice thing about it, it has
> park, but I need to fab up a separate cable mount for the park setup. Ive
> seen guys on the Forward Look site do some pretty creative stuff for
> this.... the best thing Ive seen someone do is fab up a bracket, and have
> it under the seat, or some other inconspicuous area..... it would somewhat
> act as an anti-theft device!
>
> I'm running AAJ disk brakes on the car with a 68-70 B body rear. I was
> originally going to run the E body rear, but it is a tad wider than the
> factory rear, but will bolt straight in. I'm going to run the B body rear
> because its a tad shorter..... just about as much as the E body is wider,
> for the wheel and tire combo I plan to run on the car. I'm just going to
> cut off the old spring plates, and weld on new ones to get it just
> perfect...... as even the E body plates are off a little, and will bolt up,
> but theyre not exactly where they need to be. I also have the big 11" drum
> brakes for the rear also. With all that said, I plan to hook up the E-brake
> using the old park brake cable thats already in the car. I have all the
> brackets and cables needed. At this point, it will pretty much put it on
> par with a later car drivetrain wise. With the exception of it having an
> aluminum 727..... and discs up front, it will be pretty much to 61 spec. Of
> course, after all this, I'll need to get a drveshaft made also. The factory
> push button cable in the car works with the '65 aluminum case 727 also, so
> nothing to sweat there..... hoping its just a R and R deal for that (I know
> of someone else that went this route).
>
> As always, and once again bud, thanks for all the info and advice.
>
>
>
>
> "swotring" ,
>
> Yup...... I'll be running a later rear for the parking/e-brake
>
>
>
>
> Bill,
>
> Awesome story! Love it! Would have loved to have been around then for
> sure! I was born way too late! Hope to see you out there sometime soon
> also! Look for a "Robins Egg" Blue '61 Plymouth Suburban station wagon,
> that'll be me! Cant be too many of those out there!
>
>
>
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 1:31 PM william ELDER <belder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Rob:
>>
>>
>>
>> I really cannot offer you much advise; but I am going to offer my whole
>> hearted encouragement. I learned to drive on my Dad’s 61 Belvedere, so 61
>> Plymouths have a special place in my heart. My buddies at school and I
>> were just getting into cars, when I was 14 and they bragged about corvettes
>> and Mustangs. I couldn’t say much, as my Dad’s car was a total stripper,
>> basic transportation, slant six, automatic, black wall tires, dog dish
>> hubcaps and the options consisted of a block heater, deluxe steering wheel
>> and outside mirrors. Just think about all the items that I didn’t mention,
>> radio, power steering, power brakes etc. Yes bare bones! Well, one day an
>> engineer from Chrysler showed up at our high school and he showed us a
>> movie about the NHRA 64 Winter Nationals. Well, everything changed after
>> that; because it was the Ram Chargers and the Golden Commandos and Color Me
>> Gone. There wasn’t a Chev or a Ford in site. “Yeah your dam right, my
>> dads got a Plymouth!”
>>
>> So, good luck with your project. I hope to see it one day.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> bill
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On
>> Behalf Of *rob bohuslav sonoramic413@xxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
>> *Sent:* April 30, 2020 11:49 AM
>> *To:* Chrysler 300 List <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Subject:* [Chrysler300] A few questions.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello all, I hope everyone is staying healthy.....
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a few questions for the group in helping me out with my '61
>> Plymouth long ram swap (using the early 60-61 "long rams" on a 413)....
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. I plan to use a later aluminum case 727 (1965 unit... slip yolk and
>> push button compatible) I was wondering if anyone had a dipstick for a 300J
>> or 300K for sale. I believe this would be the only trans dipstick that
>> would work with my combo. I think the earlier cast iron transmissions use a
>> different style dipstick, as it installs into the trans in a different
>> location.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. Are the oil dipsticks unique to the ram cars? If so, I would be
>> looking for one of those also.
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. I have the correct inner fenders for a ram car with the "cutouts". Has
>> anyone installed the inner fenders without completely dissembling the front
>> sheet metal? I would like to be able to just install the inner fender
>> panels without tearing everything apart. I still need to see if they are
>> for a long wheelbase, or short. If for a long wheelbase, I'll probably be
>> stuck with modifying my existing inner fender panels.
>>
>>
>>
>> 4. Would I run into problems using my '61 trans mount for the later
>> aluminum 727? What would I need to make this work?
>>
>>
>>
>> 5. I bought the correct cross ram throttle linkage firewall "bell crank"
>> from JC Auto a while back. I am now seeing that there is a little bracket
>> that bolts to the trans bell housing to support it. It looks like it has
>> some sort of nylon bushing in it for the end of the throttle linkage/pivot.
>> Does anyone have one of these available? ... I guess I could call the
>> folks at JC Auto too...... but figured Id ask here.
>>
>>
>>
>> 6. Does anyone make a reusable/washable air filter like the K&N for the
>> ram air cleaners? Ive tried to look them up on the K&N site, using the
>> cross reference info on the 300 page, but came up with nothing. I'm not
>> sure if there is another alternative to the K&N.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks everyone for all the help! Hopefully this mess will be over soon.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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