Which transmission?

[sabre67]

Im putting a 383 in a 71 duster, the car has 3speed automatic with buckets and factory console and a 318. my question is which torqueflite trans do i use to retain my factory shifter and consle? Does the trans need to be out of a factory floor shift car or can you adapt a colum shift trans to work? Thanks

 

[TrailBeast]

It's all in the brackets and linkages.
With the exception of cable shifted pushbutton mid 60's transmissions they are all the same within reason.
Reason as in a big block trans and a smallblock trans will not interchange.
You probably would be looking for a big block 727 trans.

 

[70DartMike]

Hey, welcome to the site, I see from your postal code you're over in Port Alberni, I'm near Parksville.

As for your tranny, I believe there's a special tab it needs on the side for the floor linkage.. Maybe someone can provide a picture.

 

[Jim Lusk]

The tail housing must have the tabs on the bottom for the bracket (look at your small block trans to see what it looks like). You need a big block 727 with those tabs (cable shift units should not have them and only one year, 1965, cable shift trans has a slip yoke output). It's that simple.

 

[sabre67]

ok thanks for the info guys looking forward to this swap and ill be chaging rear end too