Cheapest way to get a bellhousing on a 440 Dart
In answer to your original question. The "cheapest way". Many later big block bellhousing have two threaded holes to mount ball studs for the linkage. Possibly one bell for both B and E bodies. In 1980, I dropped a 440 into a Volare. Same setup as the A body. I had a B/E body big block bell with dual stud mounting holes and fabbed up my own bracket to mount the ball stud further forward just like the stock big block A body. Two bolts, two cut spacers and a lot of measurents. Worked great.
In answer to your original question. The "cheapest way". Many later big block bellhousing have two threaded holes to mount ball studs for the linkage. Possibly one bell for both B and E bodies. In 1980, I dropped a 440 into a Volare. Same setup as the A body. I had a B/E body big block bell with dual stud mounting holes and fabbed up my own bracket to mount the ball stud further forward just like the stock big block A body. Two bolts, two cut spacers and a lot of measurents. Worked great.