B.B to 518 / S.B trans
What car eas it in ?
Whose headers are u using CPPA, i have not heatd of CPPA.
I just received an email from SMR after making an enquiry last week.
They responded that they do not recomend fitting the 518 in my 68 f/b as i need to mod floor , x member, and factory shifter will not work. They advise i use their shortie set up.
I have heard conversion being done before on a 68. Maybe they are just upselling the easier fitting option. In this case easier would mean much more $$$$ on shortie / gear vendour. Cant afford tge vendour i am afraid.
Funny they advised me the same, but I had already explored the GV route and decided that I wanted an OD transmission 1970 Dart, you don't need mush floor mods per say, but you do need to remove the middle section of the crossmember, I used the US Cartool piece, which is a pretty sturdy unit, I also have frame connectors so I wasn't worried about removing the crossmember section. This is a touchy subject it seems.... ask me how I know...I'm not sure about the factory shifter, I don't see how a column shifter wouldn't work but the floor shifter bracket wouldn't bolt up to the transmission, I'm sure a crafty person could make it work.
If this car was a resto or a valuable numbers car or you already had an awesome 727 and converter combo, I would go a different route, my car was not an I was building from scratch so I did what I wanted.
All that being said, i'm super happy with the A518. I got a great converter from a local company, I use compushift mini to control the transmission ( I first used toggle switches ) the
COMPUSHIFT Mini Converter Lock-Up Controller to suit Chrysler . I cruise the freeway at 120KPH at 2200 RPM ish with 3.91 gears and a 235/60/15 tire.
Oh CPPA are OLD headders, I had these in a car back in 1992/1993. Pretty sure they were bought out or morphed into TTI.
On a side note, I see you are in Sidney, most of my family lives around there and my brother lives in Canberra, so cool you are building a car down there. I also love the Australian Mopars.
I'm happy to answer any other questions or help you out any way I can.
Garth
