Ok yes you may be right Ray, it could just as easily be a shorter input shaft instead of longer. Regarding another member’s experience, I have heard and seen that the transmissions are bulkier further back, and the tunnel mods make sense. But I don’t really remember that much difference between the tunnels of early and later B bodies I’ve owned. But my memory is certainly subject to the effects of, um...long use. On Feb 1, 2021, at 8:32 PM, Ray Bell <raybell46@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
They mention 'engine specific' bellhousings being required. I'd suggest that the bellhousing isn't as deep as the Mopar ones, so with a shorter input shaft the gearbox sits further forward relative to the torsion bar crossmember.
But it's still a question worth asking.
On Tuesday, 2 February 2021 at 03:50:11 UTC+10 chym...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Here's an easy solution to installing a later 4-speed or automatic into our cars:
http://www.brewersperformance.com/proddetail.php?prod=TM826C
Mark
> On 02/01/2021 11:51 AM Bill Parker <hem...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> Isn’t it just a matter of our ‘62-‘65’s having a different setback between k member and firewall and different distance to the rear trans mount/torsion bar crossmember, compared to ‘66 and later? So would need a different rear mount crossmember which could be fabbed, a different length driveshaft, that’s easy enough, shifter could be an issue if one didn’t want to modify their tunnel too much; I didn’t look at the details yet in your link but presume if there is a custom bell housing offered it has hydraulic throw out and a hydraulic kit for the pedal, that should work ok.
>
> I completely agree with your point that they are catering to the low hanging (more numerous and probably more popular among non-mopar fans just looking to get on the bandwagon easy) fruit...er, cars.
> This summer I modified a trans crossmember, just cutting and welding as needed with several trial fits before final welding, to put a 360 and 727 in a friends ‘64 dart for him. I did have the original dart piece to start with making it easy but seems like a couple of flat 1/8” plates could be fixed up to sandwich the torsion bar crossmember with other pieces added for about any height and set back needed.
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> > On Feb 1, 2021, at 10:46 AM, 62-65-mail...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > I noticed an ad for a new 5 speed manual transmission designed to fit 1966-1970 B-body Mopars. It reminded me of the
> > historical trend of how the early B-body Mopars are still often an afterthought in the Mopar marketplace! Could this
> > transmission have been designed to fit 1962 to 1970 Mopars? They apparently made it from scratch. Or would it fit into
> > 1962 to 1965s and the vendor did not know?
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > https://americanpowertrain.com/shop/transmission-kits/1966-70-mopar-b-body-5-speed-kit/
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gary H.
> >
> > P.S., the description notes that "American Powertrain can also do case streamlining for applications that have small
> > tunnels." But custom is always added cost, as opposed to designing from the start.
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