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Re: 1962 dodge wanted



Here is a link to a 4 speed '62 Dodge, though homebrewed, not from Ma Mopar.

http://www.cars-on-line.com/44450.html

Thanks,
Gary H. 


>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Stephen Andrachek <s.andrachek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Subject: Re: 1962 dodge wanted
>  Sent: Jun 15 '11 23:39
>  
>  Good work, Jim.  I ain't ashamed to admit when  I'm proven wrong.  Thanks
>  for clearing the issue up.
>  
>  Ain't it funny that the auto 68 race hemi Darts and  Barracuda's are
>  quicker than the stick cars?  Used to be the other way  around.  But the
>  torqueflites were never too far behind the 4 speed cars  and in some cases
>  they were faster way back when.
>  
>  I'm sorry to inform you that your link doesn't  work, at least from my
>  machine.  I could probably copy the line and put  into my web browser and
>  it would work then.
>  
>  More than one way to skin a cat, as the old saying  goes.  You did get the
>  info for the link down anyway.  Anyone  half-computer literate should be
>  able to get it to work one way or another, as  long as the address is valid
>  and I'm sure it is.
>  
>  Chick
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  FROM:   [LINK: mailto:peaver63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Jimmy   Peavy
>  TO: [LINK: mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>  1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  SENT: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 7:31   PM
>  SUBJECT: Re: 1962 dodge wanted
>  
>  [LINK:
>  http://www.moparnuts.com/forums/showthread.php?22113-MAX-WEDGE-4spd-bellhousing-part-or-cast]
>  http://www.moparnuts.com/forums/showthread.php?22113-MAX-WEDGE-4spd-bellhousing-part-or-cast
>  
>  On   6/15/2011 6:25 PM, Jimmy Peavy wrote:   I just   found this thread on
>  the discussion:
>  
>  There is no 1963 Max Wedge   4-speed bellhousing, as the Maxie was only
>  available with the A-833 trans in   the very-early months of 1964
>  production until the Race Hemi debuted and the   Stage III engine was
>  discontinued. The only 4-speed option in '63 was the   Borg-Warner T10, and
>  due to its weakness it was not available behind   anything larger than a
>  383. In '63, the only transmission choices behind the   Max Wedge were the
>  hard-to-shift Borg-Warner T-85 3-speed manual and the   727. Period. The
>  A-833 was not available until '64.
>  
>  and:
>  
>  OK,   going by one of Galen's old White Books, here's what I can come up
>  with:
>  
>  1962 Stage I 413 Max Wedge bellhousings were steel, but have no   casting
>  number.
>  
>  1963 Stage II bellhousings were aluminum, but being   for the T-85 3-speed,
>  an A-833 won't bolt to them. They are also a different   casting than the
>  T-85 bell used behind street 426 applications' 3-speed   unit, and are
>  different than the T-10 bell used on 361/383 applications,   which was
>  iron. He erroneously marks the B-engine T-10 bell as being correct   for a
>  413, but that combo was never available.
>  
>  On 6/15/2011 6:17 PM,   Stephen Andrachek wrote:
>  Hi, Jim.  '62 was the only year that the   three speed manual trans was
>  mandatory if you wanted a stick shift.    In 63 a three speed or 4 speed
>  may have been an option along with a   torqueflite, but a 4 speed was
>  available in 63 Max Wedge  cars.
>  
>  I am pretty you are sure about the Borg   Warner being the 4 speed for at
>  least part of 63.  I do know that   some 63's near the very end of the
>  model year had the same engines they   started putting in the 64's, but the
>  NHRA banned them because not enough   of them were produced to make them
>  legal to run.  I have no idea how   the NHRA found that out, but they did.
>  Those cars probably had the   833 trans or the torqueflite in them too,
>  just like the  '64's.
>  
>  I did a lot of research when I was building   my car, but there are people
>  on this site that know more than I do.    Maybe someone will step up and
>  verify the accuracy of my   statements.
>  
>  Chick
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  FROM:   [LINK: mailto:peaver63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Jimmy Peavy
>  TO: [LINK: mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>  1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  SENT: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 7:02   PM
>  SUBJECT: Re: 1962 dodge  wanted
>  
>  In 63 I'm thinking you could get a four speed , the Borg   Warner , with
>  all big blocks, except the Max wedge?
>  Then in 64 , when   the 833 became available, the Max Wedge finally got a
>  four   speed.
>  
>  
>  Jimmy
>  
>  On 6/15/2011 4:49 PM, Stephen   Andrachek wrote:
>  Max Wedge Mopars in 1962 model were only available in 3 speed   stick or a
>  727 torqueflite and that is 100% accurate.  In 63 and   64 you could get a
>  4 speed or a torqueflite.  That's 100%   accurate too.
>  
>  Stephen "Chick" Andrachek
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  FROM:   [LINK: mailto:Dodger7998@xxxxxxx] Dodger7998@xxxxxxx
>  TO: [LINK: mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>  1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  SENT: Wednesday, June 15, 2011   4:48 PM
>  SUBJECT: Re: 1962 dodge   wanted
>  
>  
>  I think that you are probably talking about someones project,   not
>  positive, but do not think that a 4 speed was an option in 62,   then again
>  that might have just been the maxies
>  
>  
>  In a message dated 6/15/2011 11:41:49 A.M. Central Daylight   Time, [LINK:
>  mailto:labrothia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] labrothia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>  Hi,
>  A guy i know is intersted in buying a   62 dodge, a two door with a big
>  block with a four speed. If   anyone knows of any for sale i will
>  appreciate it.
>  
>  Thank's
>  Nick A--
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