chrysler 3 speed manual dodge rv 360 Swap

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AJ/FormS said:
To Me, that looks like a long-tail. The shifter appears to be too far behind the trans mount to be a short-tail A-body.
Some of your slanty clutch linkage will not fit the V8 stuff; like the Z-bar, the fork, the adjuster rod,the inboard z-bar anchor; and the slanty pedal ratio is different also from a V8.
You need the A-body short-tail trans for to put the shifter up through the factory floor hole. Your A-body cannot use the front shifter mount of a longtail, as it sits right in the cross-member. You could use the rear pad of a longtail with a fabricated adapter, but if you don't get it just right, the shiftrods will not fit.And your driveshaft will still be too long.
I would bite the bullet and buy a 4-speed right out of the gate. You can thank me later.
The A230 came in two flavors; slanty ratio, and all-others.IIRC the slanty had a deeper low, and a short 2-3. Whereas the V8 had progressive splits.
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What's the cheapest aftermarket 4 speed with everything I need to get it won't work with the engine and passion performance bellhousing?
 
You don't need aftermarket.
Just watch the FABO ads, Something pops up almost every week.
Sometimes even, a complete take out.
I have bought MINTY Overdrive boxes for $50 at swapmeets. But I don't run those anymore; I busted three of them. Two lost the M/S od gears when I put to much torque into them, and I zinged the front clusterdrive off a third one. So I called up Jamie at Passon Performance, And he found me a minty Commando gearset. Which I have not been able to bust since about 2005.
 
U have to make sure the pilot hole is deep enough in the end of the crank. U can use the magnum roller bearing in the rear of the LA 360 also. Kim
 
RamCharger TEXAS said:
This is in my VIN and it has a slant super Six. So I should be fine to mate either the 1975 Dodge RV LA 360 or the Magnum 360?

What about the flexplate?
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It will work if you get the dual pattern V8 bellhousing. Since it's a slant transmission, it will have different first gear ratio if I remember right. There is no flex plate in a straight drive, those are only for automatics. You will need a 132 tooth flywheel balanced for whichever engine you decide to use.
 
Photos preferred over video, easier to see details without the picture moving all over.

That said, your shifter mount spacers go in between the diamond shaped shifter plate and the transmission, not where they are now.

Nothing wrong with an A-230 3-speed, I have seven so far. :)
 
The one in front here is an A body unit, note the single rear shifter mount.

In the back ground are others from B and E bodies, note the two possible mounting locations for the shifter.

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The four in front above are 1970 units with the reverse lockout provision with the extra rod going forward.

Yours is a 73, so ignore that detail.
 
RamCharger TEXAS said:
What's the cheapest aftermarket 4 speed with everything I need to get it won't work with the engine and passion performance bellhousing?
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No worries. That's an A body transmission you have. I have one just like it. It's in the exact same position as the 833 A body 4 speed. Just like this.

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RamCharger TEXAS said:
What's the cheapest aftermarket 4 speed with everything I need to get it won't work with the engine and passion performance bellhousing?
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Keep the three speed. The A230 is just as strong as the 833 four speed.
 
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