ocdart said

I also had Lonnie build me a 200-4R, reverse pattern manual shift with a lockup converter a couple of years ago. I also used the US Car Tool crossmember.
The car isn't yet on the road (been in two different paint shops since December 2016 but supposed to finally be done in paint the end of this month).
One thing that hasn't been mentioned in this thread is there is less horsepower loss through a 200-4R than a 727.
Plans are to use a 4.30 gear with a 28" diameter tire.
I'm looking forward to getting the car done and driving.
Oh yeah, going to use a Kilduff Machine shifter to do the manual shifting. This is going to be fun!

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cuda620 said

Tryin to keep the original console and ad a b&m shifter to it or as I read on here, adapt the original shifter. Don’t want to cut up the floor either to do it. No rust, like new. That’s the advantage to the vendors unit. I also read where a guy welded extensions to tha crossmember mount to lower the tranny. Nowvibration either. Evidently the u joint angles were close enough. No floor cutting.

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