Couple 440 Motorhome and 318 questions

67Dart273 said

I'm not sure but I believe you could remove all the brake drum stuff and have a drive shaft made with slip yoke as some of the early Dart guys have done on flange drive shafts.

You could also look around and find a core with the standard long shaft, and it might be that if the 318 trans is a 727, you could use that shaft and tail housing

The bell housings are different between SB and BB so no, the 318 trans will not fit.

You'll need pass car engine brackets / mounts for your body, IE BB in that body, and a car pan and pickup. You may need different exhaust manifods

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Well crap, I didnt think the 440 would bolt to the 318 trans just being hopeful. I will investigate taking apart the brake drum but as I recall I don't remember seeing anyway to do that. I also seem to think I remember reading that it was actually attached to the transmission rotating assembly (Not sure of the right term).

Good news there are not any engine mounts so I needed them anyway. The manifolds are broken so I am going to go with a set of headers. I do have a good pan but I completely forgot about the pickup.

Thank you for the info. Hopefully someone can comment on the brake drum. Also good to see you are still around.