Overdrive 4 speed linkage

JDMopar said
I've never attempted an 833OD into an early A, but let me throw this stupid question out there. Would it not be easier to take a stock early A bell housing to a machine shop, and get the register hole bored out to match the bearing cover on the 833OD? You could then use all of the stock linkage and avoid all of the line up problems if that would work. Chances are, if you're putting an 833OD into something, you won't have an overly hopped up motor anyway. 833OD's never had a reputation for being strong enough to handle much HP.

Why ruin a rare early A V8 4 speed bellhousing. The Early A bellhousing is for a 9 1/2 inch clutch, so the best you can do off the shelf is a 10 in scalloped clutch for a six or get the Brewers Performance pressure plate and disc that should hold up. The reason I went to a 71 340 bellhousing was to get a better clutch. The Brewers setup sounds good, and seems similar to the setup in my 64 Barracuda, only done better. The linkage was fine, in my case, it was the HP big block 10.95" pressure plate that was the solution and problem. Best clutch I have had so far, but heavy pressure. OD shifter linkage is different. Early A clutch linkage is different from 67 up A body clutch linkage. My solution was to swap main cases. I get the standard A body pilot diameter plus the cast iron main case is stronger. The O/D is a nice street box for what I want. Don't believe everything you hear, I know of at least one behind a 440 6 pack, but he used a cast iron case also. So far, so good.