A833 E/B-body to A-Body

[FISH67]

Hello All,

I am trying to find pland for a plate to change E-Body shifter location to A-Body location on A 833. Have tried searching the forum without success, so if anyone can point me in the right direction that would be great.

Eventually l, I will change the housing, but given location (Australia) and the need to get the car back driving I am looking for options.

Thanks in Advance

 

[Oldmanmopar]

I don't know if I ever seen E-body to A-body. But I have a bracket for B-body to A-body used when using a vertigate shifter. So I know they make them for that application. Looks easy to make if you want a picture.

 

[pauly]

@Dan Brewer

 

[Scody21]

Check with Gear Vendor as a mounting plate is used to move the shifter into the right location as a B body tail housing is used when installing into an A body.

 

[plymouth4onthefloor]

and shortening the driveshaft...

 

[Daves69]

I am trying to find pland for a plate to change E-Body shifter location to A-Body location on A 833.

click the "see more" link...........

https://www.bigblockdart.com/threads/b-e-body-four-speed-in-an-a-body.45882/

 

[AJ/FormS]

The bracket is the least of your worries.
In a 67-up A-body car, the E-body shifter pad comes right inside the rear transmission mounting location, and it has to have at least one mounting pad ground off, just to get the trans up into the tunnel and centered on the rear mount. Then more trimming to provide ant-rattle clearance.
IDK if there would be enough room left to install a plate on the two remaining bolts. and even if you did get it mounted, the plate will not likely hold it's adjustment on just the two bolts. IMO you would need to fabricate a rear support.

However, using the pad at the back, running a plate forward, works real fine. Just make certain to fabricate the right counter-sunk mounting holes with the correct flat-head socket-screw fasteners; else it will most likely shift and mess up your neutral-gate.
I think I used a 3/8 aluminum plate, maybe 1/2inch. It mightabin overkill but it has never moved since 2004-ish.
I took the opportunity to move my shifter back between the buckets, and up, and over to my thigh/hip. Then fabricated new shift-rods. Then loc-tited the levers to the studs; and, I haven't missed a shift since about summer of 2004.

 

[FISH67]

I don't know if I ever seen E-body to A-body. But I have a bracket for B-body to A-body used when using a vertigate shifter. So I know they make them for that application. Looks easy to make if you want a picture.

Thank you. A picture would be great

 

[FISH67]

The bracket is the least of your worries.
In a 67-up A-body car, the E-body shifter pad comes right inside the rear transmission mounting location, and it has to have at least one mounting pad ground off, just to get the trans up into the tunnel and centered on the rear mount. Then more trimming to provide ant-rattle clearance.
IDK if there would be enough room left to install a plate on the two remaining bolts. and even if you did get it mounted, the plate will not likely hold it's adjustment on just the two bolts. IMO you would need to fabricate a rear support.

However, using the pad at the back, running a plate forward, works real fine. Just make certain to fabricate the right counter-sunk mounting holes with the correct flat-head socket-screw fasteners; else it will most likely shift and mess up your neutral-gate.
I think I used a 3/8 aluminum plate, maybe 1/2inch. It mightabin overkill but it has never moved since 2004-ish.
I took the opportunity to move my shifter back between the buckets, and up, and over to my thigh/hip. Then fabricated new shift-rods. Then loc-tited the levers to the studs; and, I haven't missed a shift since about summer of 2004.

 

[FISH67]

Thank you for the advice. Glad it's not impossible

 

[FISH67]

click the "see more" link...........

http://[URL]https://www.bigblockdart.com/threads/b-e-body-four-speed-in-an-a-body.45882/

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Brilliant.. this is fantastic