: I Just bought a new Hurst shifter#3916789 for
: my 78 dodge pickup I installed a833 4spd out
: of a 63 signet ayear ago I have a bench
: seat,lowered by removeing the mounts and
: slides. The stick provided works perfect I
: can discribe details if interested. Bruce.

: Wow, good work Bruce.
: Take a look at this new 4-speed article and let
: me know if you would like to add a section
: about your swap.
: DD

: Bruce - nice work.
:
: Doug - cool article. On quick scan I didn't see
: Mike Andreas' (with Wildcat motors help) fix
: for putting an early 833 into a 5.125"
: bh using a factory 3spd bearing retainer.
: Might want to get that in there too.
:
: Cheers,
: Lou

: I got a bearing retianer from Wildcat MOPARs
: that fits the "3.7 bolt circle on the
: transmission and the "5.125 ID of the
: aluminum bell housing. Dennis said it came
: off of a MOPAR 3-speed. I've been driving it
: for 6 months now and it's GREAT!
:
: HELP! I'm still looking for a 65 floor hump. I
: have one for a 67+. I'd really like to have
: the right one. Someone's bound to have one
: or know where one is. I'll trade, whatever.
: I also have a set of clutch brake pedals I'd
: trade.
:
: Mike

: Wow, good work Bruce.
: Take a look at this new 4-speed article and let
: me know if you would like to add a section
: about your swap.
: DD Doug and contributers, great artical! just got it printed so I can study it. Thought I'd brefly out line my conversion mainly cause I'm having so much fun with it. First 122tooth fly wheel a.High mount starter/ increased header selection b.Safer cluch size, used 10" Borg and Beck loaded to 2600lbs by Ott's of portland (less $ than standard parts store rebuild).Second, Cross member mods, Relocation 4" forward some cutting to clear transmision and some to clear speedometer cable, no renforcement to replace cuts, member appeared still several times stronger than car member.Third, ball and trunion joint replacement useing the U joint off the trucks old top loader,A435? This was an exact match just undu the nuts at the rear of both transmissions.b.Drive shaft needs to be shortend 4" and balanced. Fourth clutch linkage, a. An adapter plate needs to be made out of 1/4" mild steel to re locate the bell crank (Z arm) mount on the bell housing (just a triangle about 3 1/2") b. Next a new clutch fork needs to be made useing a section of the outer truck fork and the inner section of the car fork.This I found makes a good long lever good for the heavy clutch and well within range of peddle travel use the stock truck ajuster, no other mods needed. Fifth. I lowered the bench seat by removeing the ajusters and mounts, rear corners bolt to the floor the front rail rests on the the hump with new supports on the front corners, the seat back was relocated to nest in the recess below the window where a bar was installed to mount attachments for 5point harnesses....AUTOMAKERS! airbags are expensive and stupid!! I look forward to seeing more nice and light vintage DODGE trucks on the road. Enjoy, Bruce

: The clutch, bellhousing and
: flywheel are from the "Slant
: Sickness" Hot rod mag article. I have
: to confess. I'm a scavanger. I don't
: remember too many of the spacifics. I just
: know it works great.
: As for the bellhousings, I'll bet the iron one
: would hold in an explosion better. I used
: the aluminum one because I knew that all of
: the parts had worked together. There were
: some clearance problems that were worked out
: before I got the parts.
: Mike

: Yes, there was some grinding done on that
: Pressure plate to get it to fit.
: See the link for more info.
: DD