throttle linkage

[mopar70maniac]

hello group! I realize how important the throttle linkage between the carb and tranny is, (I have a 73 challenger with 318/904 combo without any, got car with no motor or trans) so I went to the local junkyard, found a 73 duster with small block, grabbed the complete throttle linkage setup from it and was stoked to put it on my car... however, it seems that the lower rod is too long for my trans lever.... guess I should go back to the junkyard and try to confirm what kind of trans that duster has... my thoughts were that it should work whether its a 727 or 904... or is that the difference? or is the lever on my trans re-positionable? any thoughts greatly appreciated!

[Bullitt-]

perhaps the wrong lever for the style rod you have? 

http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/showthread.php?17287-Your-Guide-to-the-727-904-transmission

[brads70]

I was not concerned with "stock" so I used the Lokar set up for both throttle and kickdown. Worked great!

[mopar70maniac]

thanks guys for your responses and thanks for the pic of the two different trans kickdown levers... that explains a lot! it's also consistent with what I found when I returned to the junkyard: the trans lever was about an inch and 1/2 further back than the one on my car explaining why the rod seemed too long. does anybody know where i can get the lever with the curve in it? thanks again!

[1 Wild R/T]

How about off the car in the junkyard?

[mopar70maniac]

great idea! don't know why I didnt think of that... lol

[mopar70maniac]

went back to the junkyard and got the lever.... low and behold, it was a straight lever like the one on my car, however the relation of position of the "notch" in the lever has it positioned 2 inches more to the rear... problem solved! thanks for all input!