Ball and trunnion 4 spd

I bought a 1965 B&T trans at a local swap meet about 5 yrs ago. It was from a V-8 Barracuda and yes, /6 and V-8 were the identical 3.09 first gear trannies. I paid $225 and $150 more for the after-market Hurst Comp Plus shifter and rods.
My thinking was it's a direct swap in place of my 1964 3 speed manual in my Valiant.

I ended up putting close to $1000 into my bargain trans. First 4 speed I ever rebuilt and it works well. I had to get a new mainshaft from Passon cause mine had a damaged snap ring groove. Once inside, it was obvious this trans had a hard life with slick-shifted synchros, etc. Yes I kept my original B&T driveshaft as it was in good shape. The boot is the difficult part to keep in good shape. I'm using a modified ATV axle shift boot that seems to be holding up.

B&T tail housings have a ball bearing instead of a sleeve bearing. Nascar teams continued using them well into the 60s because of the superior output bearing.

Honestly, if I had to do it over, I probably would have converted to slip yoke because I ended up buying a new main shaft anyway.