Author Topic: Will a 1978 A833 4 speed out of a 78 power ram truck work in 73 chally? (Read 4792 times)

kowalski · « **on:** September 15, 2004 - 11:55:35 PM »

Will a 1978 A833 4 speed out of a 78 power ram 4x4 truck work in my 73 chally, or is the tailshaft different?� basically could I remove the 4 speed, take off the bellhousing and use it in my small block chally conversion?� I have a 318 904 8 3/4 in the car right now and I am staying with the 318 and 8 3/4

DodgeFreak · « **Reply #1 on:** September 16, 2004 - 04:51:55 AM »

Gonna have to change tail shaft....i think there was a thread about this already??

Chryco Psycho · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2004 - 10:36:53 AM »

yes it fits , you need to mill the front brg reatianer down to 4.80 or get the small block bell from the truck & you need to drill & tap the rear shifter mount pad aslo

kowalski · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2004 - 11:42:18 AM »

I have a small block bellhousing. so all I need to do is drill and tap the rear shifter mount pad? is it hard to find the crossmember?

Chryco Psycho · « **Reply #4 on:** September 17, 2004 - 03:18:29 AM »

The E body uses the same crossmember auto or 4 spd so as long as you have the crossmember you are ok

dgc333 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2005 - 03:07:26 PM »

Quote from: Chryco Psycho on September 16, 2004 - 10:36:53 AM

yes it fits , you need to mill the front brg reatianer down to 4.80 or get the small block bell from the truck & you need to drill & tap the rear shifter mount pad aslo

The A833OD I am using came from an 80 D100 pickup and the rear shifter mount was drilled and tapped. I have seen several others in vans and pickups where they were drilled and tapped. I had heard that they weren't but at least some were.

BTW, my Barracuda is a 68. If anyone is interested in how to make the long tailshaft tranny work in an A-body car let me know. It really wasn't hard to do.

1973challenger360 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2005 - 06:08:31 PM »

dgc there are a ton of short shafts, can you fit one of those into an e JK

Chryco Psycho · « **Reply #7 on:** January 16, 2005 - 02:03:25 AM »

I have never seen a Dodge 4x4 truck with an 833 od tranny , all the 4x4s I have seen use the A435

dgc333 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2005 - 07:31:58 AM »

Quote from: 1973challenger360 on January 15, 2005 - 06:08:31 PM

dgc there are a ton of short shafts, can you fit one of those into an e� � � JK

A ton of short shaft A833's?? I have never seen one in a bone yard (they are always gone) and anyone selling them want's a premium. The one I used in my Barraucda cost me $75 from the local bone yard and that included the flywheel, clutch, bellhousing, shifter and rods.

Anyway, back to your question. If the short shaft shifter mount does not interfer with the cross member then I see no reason that you couldn't do what I did. Fabricate a plate that moves the sifter back to the e-body location. You will also need to get a new drive shaft. In my case I had to shorten mine which was easy. You will need to retube yours because it will need to be longer (or find something from another car that can be cut down).

Chryco Psycho · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2005 - 01:55:04 PM »

using a short tail shaft 833 in a E body can be done but not easily better trade or sell & get the long shaft version

1973challenger360 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 18, 2005 - 05:04:18 PM »

I dont know how common they are it just seams that all the ones that turn up are short , a few people on here have purchased them at swaps for 100 and most were a bodys.

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