a 833 conversion

wish4hemi said

You can make an adapter to get the shifter in the A-body location on the truck transmission, then use A-body linkage. That would not be too costly, although you would still be left with a fairly wimpy transmission and you would have to get a shorter driveshaft. Changing the O/D to close-ratio would be pretty costly. Just sell the truck O/D 833 and find an A/F-body trans. They are not too hard to come by and prices can range anywhere from $200-$400 for the the bare trans.

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yep, I did that and run it till this day.
I started with a b-e body dual boss trans from a 383 challenger and had to grind the 2 rear ward [b body] bosses off to clear the cross member.
I believe you'll end up with a lil better cross weight ratio, mine is 49% in a 108 according to the 4 corner scales I used.

make a plate that brings it forward to the a body position and bingo!
though you'll need thin headed bolts so you don't touch the trans tunnel where it narrows.

otherwise, new output shaft, and core trans for parts since the OD has diff guts.
good luck!