Column shift 65 to fuselage

[Rustyrodknocker]

I have a fuselage car coming in with some sort of transmission issue. It's been off the road quite a while. I don't want a car (another)that does not move on own power. This car will be in storage. I have 65 transmission that I know worked 10-12 years ago. If I can't simply get the fuselage to move will this slab swap in?. I looked under my 69 300 and at the slab transmission and linkage looks like it will work.. all cars are column shift.

 

[CBODY67]

The transmissions might swap, but the '65 uses two cables as the '66 and later use hard linkage. I suspect it might be necessary to also swap the part on the shift shaft where everything hooks to it, to match the linkage being used?

Parking brake on the end of the '65 TF?

Just some suspicions,
CBODY67

 

[TerryM]

I have a fuselage car coming in with some sort of transmission issue. It's been off the road quite a while. I don't want a car (another)that does not move on own power. This car will be in storage. I have 65 transmission that I know worked 10-12 years ago. If I can't simply get the fuselage to move will this slab swap in?. I looked under my 69 300 and at the slab transmission and linkage looks like it will work.. all cars are column shift.

65 would be a cable shift transmission. Not sure but you might be able to swap the cable shift stuff over to the later model car with a bit of tweaking

 

[MONC440]

65 would be a cable shift transmission. Not sure but you might be able to swap the cable shift stuff over to the later model car with a bit of tweaking

You can’t put a lever shift valve body into a cable shift housing without some kind of fabrication. It you just want to be able to move the car and are not looking for a permanent fix you could put the cable shift trans in, stick the cables through the firewall and move the cable in or out to shift gears. You would need to do the same thing with the park cable.

 

[413]

A true 1965 model year 727 uses a slip yoke with cable shift, only year to do that.

But the 1965 model year of production run from August 1964 to July 1965. So they make many 1966 linkage shift transmissions in 1965.

 

[Gerald Morris]

A true 1965 model year 727 uses a slip yoke with cable shift, only year to do that.

But the 1965 model year of production run from August 1964 to July 1965. So they make many 1966 linkage shift transmissions in 1965.

My "66" tranny ran off the line in Nov, 1965. It occurs to me a used B & M shifter might serve the OP well with this setup, just to get the sheetmetal moving under its own power. I would do it.

 

[TerryM]

You can’t put a lever shift valve body into a cable shift housing without some kind of fabrication. It you just want to be able to move the car and are not looking for a permanent fix you could put the cable shift trans in, stick the cables through the firewall and move the cable in or out to shift gears. You would need to do the same thing with the park cable.

I actually meant swapping the cable shift shifter, column or floor shift and so forth along with the transmission into the later car.

 

[Gerald Morris]

I actually meant swapping the cable shift shifter, column or floor shift and so forth along with the transmission into the later car.

That very likely is NOT feasible. The tranny will bolt up and can be made to work easily enough, but for a shifter, your best bet is to get a B & M floor shifter to yank those cables properly. The 80675 or 80775 would do it nicely, for not too bad a tariff. I had one for my 1959 IH TravelAll, which had a Buick 350 on a Turbo 400 tranny, and the B & M shifter worked beautifully for that kludge. The yahoo who owned it prior to me put that shifter on a wooden crate between two old bucket seats to make it all work. I blueprinted a nice sheetmetal console for the vehicle, had it bent and cut as per my design, and it all went together exactly as I planned, and served me and my dope dealer for 9 years after.......

 

[MONC440]

That very likely is NOT feasible. The tranny will bolt up and can be made to work easily enough, but for a shifter, your best bet is to get a B & M floor shifter to yank those cables properly. The 80675 or 80775 would do it nicely, for not too bad a tariff. I had one for my 1959 IH TravelAll, which had a Buick 350 on a Turbo 400 tranny, and the B & M shifter worked beautifully for that kludge. The yahoo who owned it prior to me put that shifter on a wooden crate between two old bucket seats to make it all work. I blueprinted a nice sheetmetal console for the vehicle, had it bent and cut as per my design, and it all went together exactly as I planned, and served me and my dope dealer for 9 years after.......

That shifter will not work for a 2 cable 727 as they have one cable for R-N-D-2-1 and a separate cable for park.

 

[MONC440]

I actually meant swapping the cable shift shifter, column or floor shift and so forth along with the transmission into the later car.

That could be done with the correct amount of fabrication. The transmission will be a bolt it, the column IDK because I'm not sure how much the changed from a 65 column to 70. You will probably have much less hassle pulling the trans and doing a quick rebuild if needed.

 

[Gerald Morris]

That shifter will not work for a 2 cable 727 as they have one cable for R-N-D-2-1 and a separate cable for park.

Yeah, that would be a show-stopper for that model shifter if spending top $ on a new part, for sure. If it was me, and I was just looking to get a body moving, I'd try junk-yarding it, but only then if something came to hand quick and easy. Too much effort on a kludge there otherwise. I wonder what might be available as an after market shifter for a '65 727 then. Hmmm, doesn't look good for this plan I say.

 

[Gerald Morris]

That could be done with the correct amount of fabrication. The transmission will be a bolt it, the column IDK because I'm not sure how much the changed from a 65 column to 70. You will probably have much less hassle pulling the trans and doing a quick rebuild if needed.

A floor shifter might not require too much sweat and blood, otherwise, altering that tranny would be a MUST. Might be best to start shopping for a '67 or later tranny, all the same.... Too much work makes me break out in hives and have seizures. Against my Religion too. I'm glad I'm reading this thread. There were a number of peculiarities to 1965 Mopars which, much as I love the older stuff in general, are a bit off-putting. I like '66 better.