I would like to swap a A-833-OD into my 65 dart. It currently has a 3 on the tree. Will any bell housing 1975 - 1987 fit my 65 225 slantie?
Other then removing the 3 on the tree stuff do I need to do anything else to the floor? I know a guy that has a few od transmisions out of slant 6 trucks and volares. Any help would be great.

Thanks, Shad G 65 dart

gshad@ticon.net

any /6 bell will bolt but make sure its an OD as the front bearing retainer centering hole is like 5 1/4" diameter(the biggest of them all).
i.ve heard you can put the bearing retainer in a lathe and turn it down if you cant find an OD bellhousing.

alot of the later 70's bells are drilled with both the 3 and 4 spd tranny bolt patterns.

I don't think you can turn down the bearing retainer as it would interfere with teh bolt pattern. Besides, you are better off getting the later model al bell housing

I made this swap on my 68 Barracuda.

The input bearing retainer on the OD trannies is much larger than the other trannies. You would be best off to locate a 6 OD tranny bell housing.

The floor needs a BIG hole cut in it then covered over with a hump extension. The hole is about 18" long and goes from the center line of the hump down into the floor. If you can visualize it the 1/2 and 3/4 shifter rods are actually inside the car compared to the profile of the orignal floor. Anyway, you can make a hump extension or easier is to cut one from a 67-76 A-Body
or purchase one new (they are advertised in the Mopar rags). These will likely needs some level of modification to work in your 65.

Dave Clement



Hot-Rod 6
dave.clement@motorola.com

If you go to the later bellhousing, I don't think the torque shaft pivot lines up, so then you have to make some kind of a bracket for that. I went a different route. I took a big frt brg retainer and turned it down, and then took an early(63-66) 4spd bellhousing and bored it out to fit the turned down retainer. Problem solved.



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