Re: Transmission 1964 Plymouth (was Re: Abridged summary of 1962t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - 4 Messages in 1 Topic)

[james canfield <jamcanfield@xxxxxxxxx>]

gary,  that's exactly right...   i'd much rather keep it original.  but i cant grow old on this project either..   i drove the car into the garage as a slant 6.   so i know it all works.   i'm stumped as to what's wrong with the shifter...

 

On Saturday, March 15, 2014 11:25:38 AM UTC-4, 62to65mopar wrote:

The 1964 Barracuda had either a 225 cu in slant six or a 273 cu in V8. No V8 bigger than 273 was available as a special order in 1964.

Let me try to recap where I think you are.  You have a 1964 Plymouth Belvedere "B" body with a Poly 318. The transmission is a cable-operated 904. You can't get the push buttons to work with the 904. You are putting  bucket seats in the Belvedere. So that opens up the possibility of using a console floor shift instead of using the push buttons.

If I got that right, then you can probably use any 727 TorqueFlite you find behind a LA engine (273, 318, 340, 360) from 1966 up. Then you can put in a aftermarket floor shift and have a custom driveshaft made.    

 http://www.allpar.com/mopar/torqueflite.html has a history of the TorqueFlite transmission you can check out.

Thanks,
Gary H.

>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: james canfield  
>  
>  gary,  sorta right.   the poly block bolt pattern lines up all but 1 bolt.
>  i had to cut 3/4" off and drill/tap to make it work.  just to get the
>  starter to line up.    i should have given more details right off.    i do
>  have the 904 push button rebuilt and in the car,,i had to use the tailshaft
>  from the slant 6 tranny..   but can't get the shift cables calibrated.  i'd
>  rather change it all. instead of tryin to use the buttons on a newer 727.
>  reason i want a console shifter too...i have to re-cover the seat anyhow..
>  may as well be comfy bucket's instead of the ol bench...      so my big
>  problem would be.    the right tranny.    tail shaft length???     possibly
>  a fury 2.   or charger?    cause i also will need the drive shaft..   or
>  can i just swap out the bolt on yoke for a slip in?     the only thing i
>  know for sure is that i shoulda done this years ago when i was much
>  younger....
>  
>  the tranny i got came from a 64 cuda.   with a 267 engine.     in those
>  day's the slant 6 and the 267 was the standard engine in the cuda/valiant.
>  anything bigger had to be a special order...so i was told.
...

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