a833 into a '63 Valiant
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oldmodlover
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Anybody needing a B body 4 speed ? Lol
I went and bought it knowing it wouldn't work.
Got it at a reasonable price tho.
I went and bought it knowing it wouldn't work.
Got it at a reasonable price tho.
57 years later? Not sure how long they ran them after production. Just know they were preferred for years due to the stronger design.
You can swap out the tail housing and mainshaft for an A Body. Probably sell the B Body parts and come close to even.
oldmodlover
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Yeah. $500 through Brewers to do that.
No thanks.
Sticking with the 230 for now.
Plus I have 2 of them. Complete with shifters.
Paid $125 for one and $150 for the other.
I like shifting gears. Just thought it might be fun to go through one more after leaving a stop light.
That's all. No more. No less.
It's going to be just a daily driver. It MIGHT, MAYBE, KINDA MAYBE, make a pass down the strip one time at the annual Run-whatch-ya-brung deal but that's it. Drag racing ain't my "thing".
Now, if you want to go dirt track racing, well co'mon......
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Professor Fate
Push the button, Max...
So great? No better, no worse in general- they do tolerate more deflection than u-joints; and like u-joints, they need to be properly sized to the load. And they do still use them- nowadays they're called CV joints.
oldmodlover
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No need to go bickering back and forth about B&T vs U- joint. It don't mean squat to me. Save that for another thread.
I gotta build a new driveshaft no matter what.(#1)
I put a 8 3/4" in it.
I gotta cut a hole in the floor someplace. for a shifter no matter what. (#2) Car is a 3 on the tree to start with.
Car is going to be a " semi- rat rod". Most everything underneath is new and / or updated.
Body will remain as is.
I am not a MOPAR " purist" where as if l unbolt it from here, then l must bolt it up to there ,without any sort of modification. Seems like there are many out there.
I am an always have been a welder / fabricator. I have been oval track racing for over 50 years.
I'm kinda getting out of that. I thought maybe l would play around with this old '63 Valiant wagon l found for $300.
So you see, it dosen't bother me one bit to take a cut off wheel or torch or big sledge to something.
I started off just trying to get a little info on what would or not work.
That's one thing l liked about Chevy trans / engines. You can bolt up a 3 or 4 speed to anything from a inline 6 to a 454. ( within reason)
I was just looking for a little info.
Thanks and have a good day.
I gotta build a new driveshaft no matter what.(#1)
I put a 8 3/4" in it.
I gotta cut a hole in the floor someplace. for a shifter no matter what. (#2) Car is a 3 on the tree to start with.
Car is going to be a " semi- rat rod". Most everything underneath is new and / or updated.
Body will remain as is.
I am not a MOPAR " purist" where as if l unbolt it from here, then l must bolt it up to there ,without any sort of modification. Seems like there are many out there.
I am an always have been a welder / fabricator. I have been oval track racing for over 50 years.
I'm kinda getting out of that. I thought maybe l would play around with this old '63 Valiant wagon l found for $300.
So you see, it dosen't bother me one bit to take a cut off wheel or torch or big sledge to something.
I started off just trying to get a little info on what would or not work.
That's one thing l liked about Chevy trans / engines. You can bolt up a 3 or 4 speed to anything from a inline 6 to a 454. ( within reason)
I was just looking for a little info.
Thanks and have a good day.
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