Kinda silly question: A body four speed in a Charger?

[Lars]

I plan to (hopefully) finally get started on my Charger sometime in the next few months. I have the engine covered (440) have the rear (8 3/4) but no transmission. However I do have an A-833 sitting on the floor out of a 72 Dart. The Charger was an original /6 904 car so I imagine the mount will match up, but what about the shifter? Will it be too funky, or would it work? I'd just stick it in and find out, but I don't have a bell housing yet, if I'd need to track down a B body specific unit I'll just go with a 727.

Thanks

[speeder440]

I plan to (hopefully) finally get started on my Charger sometime in the next few months. I have the engine covered (440) have the rear (8 3/4) but no transmission. However I do have an A-833 sitting on the floor out of a 72 Dart. The Charger was an original /6 904 car so I imagine the mount will match up, but what about the shifter? Will it be too funky, or would it work? I'd just stick it in and find out, but I don't have a bell housing yet, if I'd need to track down a B body specific unit I'll just go with a 727.

Thanks

What year Charger?

[Lars]

Oh yeah, 72. 

[speeder440]

  Thats not a silly question,its a good one,if you want a car that will  .Get some red lines tires and leave 80ft.marks in the front someones house,that car can.But sometimes if you wanta bracket race get an  automatic. I like Crazy Larry's Charger 71' I think.

[Jim_Lusk]

The shifter will come up through the floor in the wrong place and a custom floor hump will be required OR a custom shifter mounting plate with b-body shift rods.

[Lars]

The shifter will come up through the floor in the wrong place and a custom floor hump will be required OR a custom shifter mounting plate with b-body shift rods.

Will it be to far forward?

[Jim_Lusk]

Nope, too far back. The problem will be in clearing the trans cross member with the shift rods, and not the bolt-in member. The 1-2 and 3-4 rods go ABOVE the weld-in crossmember so a custom hump or shofter mounting plate will be necessary.

[Jim_Lusk]

Actually the 72 Charger may use the E-body mounting position, so if this si correct, then the shifter will be too far forward.

[Lars]

Actually the 72 Charger may use the E-body mounting position, so if this si correct, then the shifter will be too far forward.

Yeah the 71+ B bodies shared a lot of E body parts IIRC.

[Adam]

What about length? I Don't know anything about automatics, but I do know that if your Charger had a B-body 4 speed in it, and you swap to an A-body 4-speed, the a-body trans is shorter and will require a longer driveshaft.

Perhaps the 904 is the same length as an a-body 4-speed? I'm sure Jim can chime in here....


Adam

[Lars]

What about length? I Don't know anything about automatics, but I do know that if your Charger had a B-body 4 speed in it, and you swap to an A-body 4-speed, the a-body trans is shorter and will require a longer driveshaft.

Perhaps the 904 is the same length as an a-body 4-speed? I'm sure Jim can chime in here....


Adam

The A body 833 is the same length as the 904, since this car originally had a 904 in it thats what made me consider the swap.