Bellhousing question......

[butchr66]

Right, so I got a '66 Fury III with a 318 poly and A745 3spd on the column and I may have a line on a A833 with no history and no bellhousing. Would the 833 bolt up to my bellhousing?

 

[commando1]

Depends on your bell housing.
The 3 spd.and 4 spd have different bolt patterns.
There's 3 bell housings. One ea. dedicated for ea. tranny and there was a dual pattern bell housing.
The dual pattern may be a /6 ONLY bell housing but I am not sure.
I wouldn't think you would have the dual pattern bell housing on your poly SB.
Regardless, grab that tranny.
We'll figure out later on how to get it to mate.
ALSO, on the 4 speeds, there are several sizes of bearing retainers so that will affect whether or not it will bolt up to any particular bell housing. Retainers can usually be swapped out or machined, though.

In summary, Doubtful.

 

[butchr66]

Yeah I'm gonna try to get it no matter but was just hoping for a resounding YES. Claims he's got a poly 4bbl and auto buried in his barn and covered with wasps.....trying to overcome my fear of bees now......

 

[commando1]

Also, what was the 4 SPD out if? There's three different tail shafts.

 

[butchr66]

He doesnt know but he claims the yoke is in it. Figured I'd end up having to get a driveshaft made anyway

 

[commando1]

Yokes are swappable.
But don't commit to buy until you know which tail shaft it is.

He doesnt know but...

Hmmm... Caution!
He may have picked it up cheap cuz it's trashed.

 

[butchr66]

Why? Just the lengths are different, arent they? He only wants 150 for it but I gotta go to maryland to get it.

 

[commando1]

Shifter mounting locations vary.

but I gotta go to maryland to get it.

Add in gas, tolls, and munchies to that 150.
And if it's trashed...

 

[butchr66]

Ahhhhh, ok. Yeah that makes sense. Crap, I really like my bench seat since I covered it too. ugh

 

[commando1]

You can have a floor shifter with a bench no problem.

 

[butchr66]

You can have a floor shifter with a bench no problem.

Yeah I dig. Sure wish someone had a 4spd column shift setup though. Think it might be tinkering time....

 

[Wollfen]

One more little bit of information, the first 4spd made in 1963 has a trunion on the back of it and looks just like an a833 but is in fact a T10 gearbox and isnt as good.

 

[butchr66]

Heres a fun scenario....the motor and transmission is complete and in a broken down van full of hornets in the woods. Guy wont part out so gotta figure a way to get it out and on a truck......grounds too soft to roll a hoist around and cant get a flatbed to it. Anyone got a helicopter I could borrow??? ugh all I want is the intake and linkage!

 

[butchr66]

One more little bit of information, the first 4spd made in 1963 has a trunion on the back of it and looks just like an a833 but is in fact a T10 gearbox and isnt as good.

Yeah I remember that from when I had my Polara. I'm waiting for pictures to make sure

 

[commando1]

Enjoy....

 

[butchr66]

Enjoy....

Yeah how bout it. I foresee a complete teardown and carryoff in my future ugh. Stay tuned for the big poly parts sale to pay for my hospital visit...

 

[butchr66]

hahahaha.....got 4 cans of brake cleaner and a beekeeper suit today. Friday i get me a 53,000 original mile motor and trans for 200 bucks and a boatload of bee notches in my my pistol grips lol

 

[commando1]

I pray to God they are members of the International Hive of Worker Bees Local 25 and you are a scab.

 

[butchr66]

Haha! I ain't new to strikebreaking lol

 

[commando1]

So we'll end this topic now and call it even.