Troub
67 Dart 270, 225 slant six
It’s a column shift automatic. Why won’t it work?
ADDING A SURE GRIP
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Troub
67 Dart 270, 225 slant six
No buttons on this 65 Newport.
Troub
67 Dart 270, 225 slant six
Explain please.
For one thing, B and C body Torqueflites are longer than A body ones. Second, the 65's were cable shifted and not linkage shifted. The difference is inside of the transmission and I don't believe they can be modified to work.
No reason he can't make a cable shift work, easily at that, but as Mike points out it's the transmission tailshaft length that's gonna suck..
Troub
67 Dart 270, 225 slant six
Mike,
Will a shortened driveshaft fix the tranny length issue?
Roy (@SGBARRACUDA) usually has some sure grip stuff and he's in the Tampa area too. Normally. Right now, he's in Alabama on a huntin trip, so he may or may not respond. I hope he gets a bigun. lol
Troub
67 Dart 270, 225 slant six
Big_John
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
Look at the '65 and you'll see 2 cables. One is for park and one is for shifting gears. The cable goes up to the steering column shifter.
On the '67, shifting is done by mechanical linkage.
The two aren't compactable in the least.
Yea, I suppose you could find the proper shifter (like the push buttons or a floor shifter from a '65 car) but the easiest and best way is to find the right trans and use the existing shifter. You don't want to screw around with the cable... Adjusting it is not a lot of fun and if you have to replace the cables, they aren't cheap.
Troub
67 Dart 270, 225 slant six
I gotcha. I’ll give AA Trans a call and see what that conversion kit is about. Couple posts on the B-Body forum regarding using it. That doesn’t help with tranny size diff of course.
Big_John
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
I would sell that transmission to someone that could use it and get the right one for your car.
trapster
Well-Known Member
Is The trans mount in the right place ????
Troub
67 Dart 270, 225 slant six
Well heck, if
this Tranny won’t work I’m thinking I may as well go for an A833. With the Dart totally stripped down for body work I’m thinking now would be the time. A bench seat 4 speed. I’m liking it!
Make sure you get the right one. Is your car a stick now? If not there's a lot of parts to install and everything needs to be close to perfect. May be some welding and fabrication.
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