3 speed manual trans ?

fourforty6pac · Post by **fourforty6pac** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:48 pm

I am in the rocess of collecting parts for my next project. It is going to be a bare bones 71 RR, either a 383 or a 340 w/3 speed manual trans. Is there a difference in the big block trans. and the small block trans.? I know the bellhousings are different. Would an a body trans work? It's kind of funny but the parts for the bare bones are priced out of this planet, like a radio delete ralley bezel. I wish I would have hung on to the one that I had, but the guy that bought it made me an offer only a true mopar freak would.

71_DEPUTY · Post by **71_DEPUTY** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:06 pm

far as I know the trans is the same- only the bell housing is different

fourforty6pac · Post by **fourforty6pac** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:02 pm

71_DEPUTY wrote:far as I know the trans is the same- only the bell housing is different

Thanks 71_deputy. One more thing, hopefully you might know if the shifter and shifter rods are interchangable? Im guessing that the shifter will work but the rods are a different animal. The shifter handle and the boot look alike, but I think I will go with a pistol grip and put the 3 speed shift indicater lense on it.

71_DEPUTY · Post by **71_DEPUTY** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:33 pm

rods will change between a, e, and b bodies as the lenght is different due to where the shifter mounts.

shifters should be the same but the handles will be different due to a, e, b bodies!