RE: 440 Change over,, "Advise/Tec help"

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I just went through this a little over a year ago except mine is a C-body (Polara). If you are sticking with the cable shift tranny you will NEED to find a big block cable shift tranny. You then go to a local tranny shop, someone you trust, with both the big block tranny and the one from the 318. The reason you need both is that you need the bell housing and tail end housing from the big block. And the guts, valve body and most important, the correct mounting brackets and such from the original 318. Basically you're getting custom built tranny for your car. Mine cost me just over $900. It's way less B.S. than changing to a linkage set up. Especially if it's a column shift car. And like someone else said, motor mounts will have to be changed. No if's ands or buts' about it. Hope this helps. If you need any more advice, email me direct.

> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:42:47 -0700
> From: krodskie@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 440 Change over,, "Advise/Tec help"
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> I’ve been a long time 62/65 web club member, so I know that there are lots of outstanding Mopar Wizards on this site.
> Your help is consider very valuable to me.
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> Gentlemen, In the next week or so, we will "finally" be putting together a rebuilt TNT 440 Engine that I pulled out of a 1970 premium model Imperial. The 440 is going in my 65 Coronet,,which now has a factory 318 Poly with power steering and power brakes.
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> My fellow Mopar brothers Please!,,Giving it some though!,, is there anything I should be aware of or I should consider doing in order to make the change over go smoother and/or avoid any unneeded stress.
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> Oh!, can someone email me a good clear photo of a 65/B Body Engine compartment with a 440 in it, just so that my help can see what we are somewhat going to end up with.
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> PS: Please if possible email me off list.
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> Thank you All,
> Respectfully,
> Jay Rod.
> 1965 Dodge Coronet 500.
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