a833... what is my best option?

[sloop]

What is my best option?

i plan to swap a 4sp into my 70 challenger,  i have almost all the parts i need.  The tranny i have is an a833 short tail housing, im not sure what it is out of.  Should i try to sell the tranny and find the correct one?  maybe find the parts to covert it to long shaft?  Where can i find info on the casting numbers?  I not sure what to do at this point, please help!

[Moparal]

Short tail will be a real *****.  You should get the right trans with the correct tail housing...zip bang boom  and its installed

[Alaskan_TA]

You want the right one for sure or the shifter will not be in the right spot. It sounds like you have one from an A body. Does it have a partial VIN on it?

The E & B body trans have two shifter mounting points, the A body trans only has one.

[sloop]

Barry, how do i identify the one that i have?

[Alaskan_TA]

I edited while you were posting. 

[sloop]

here are some of the numbers i can read


main housing
C 96561 H

[sloop]

Side covor

C 95664 Z
2X9X6?

[Alaskan_TA]

Those will not tell you anything about it.

Look for the VIN pad if it has one.

[Chryco Psycho]

If you have the short tialshaft type it is out of an A or F body & will not fit your car
you need the B/E body style with 2 mounts as the E body uses the rear mount

[Changin Gears]

If you have the short tialshaft type it is out of an A or F body & will not fit your car
you need the B/E body style with 2 mounts as the E body uses the rear mount

That's "2 shifter mounts".

[sloop]

im not seeing a vin pad, so will and long shaft transmission will work?

[Aussie Challenger]

  Check out this link from slantsix.org, don't let the fact it is about /6's, it includes V8 transmissions as well.      It will give you all that you will need to know.   

   http://www.slantsix.org/articles/4-speeds/ODA833fourspeed1.htm

[sloop]

thats a lot of hood info! thanks, if i read it corect, i could install an a833od into my as long as i use the the linkages that go with the tranny, is taht correct?

[Aussie Challenger]

thats a lot of hood info! thanks, if i read it corect, i could install an a833od into my as long as i use the the linkages that go with the tranny, is taht correct?

  Yes, but you must have the correct size hole in your bell housing to fit the front bearing retainer, that is the largest dia.
  The slip yoke that goes into the A833 is the same as the 727 auto, the 904 is too small. You might have to have a custom length tail shaft made.   

[Chryco Psycho]

the front brg retainer can be milled down to the more common 4.80" size but not the 4.35 diameter