Truck 727 in an a-body
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03/26/09 11:36 PM
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Got a chance to get a small block 727 from a 74 Ram. I haven't seen it yet but will this fit in a 72' a-body? Any reason I shouldn't use a truck tranny?
Oh yeah, it's a hybrid.....it burns gas and tires!
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Re: Truck 727 in an a-body
[Re: 71 FJ6 Charger]
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03/27/09 12:23 AM
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Just make sure it dont have the right side boss mount on the tail shaft housing. I did this 5 years ago with a 70 Swinger and a 727 from a 73 Adventurer and ran into that. Everytime you hit a good bump or banged the gears it would hit the side of the tunnel real hard. Luckily a local trans builder had a tailshaft lying around and cleaned it up for me with a new bushing and seal.Free at that! I changed it out in the car in about an hour.Very simple.
I had the same thing in my 68 Barracuda when I got it. Took me a while (and lots of motor mounts) to figure it out.
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Re: Truck 727 in an a-body
[Re: autoxcuda]
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03/27/09 08:27 AM
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yep,I ran a 727 short shaft in a 68 Dart built a drive shaft with a slip yoke people told me it would not fit,but it bolted right up and cleard the cross member with the bolt on yoke I would do it again... tranny shop looked at it once,then called all the guys out to look at it..they are the ones said it cant be done left some in the parking lot for em never say never with mopar,the A-body 8 3/4 is in my 85 truck now bolts right in
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Re: Truck 727 in an a-body
[Re: scratchnfotraction]
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03/27/09 10:01 AM
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The truck has a long shaft? Like the B body trannies? 833OD's?
Like A body 4 speeds are short, so is the autos?
I have a 727 from a van-long.
Short 727 from a 3/4 ton BB club cab 2 piece driveshaft. No slip yoke
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Re: Truck 727 in an a-body
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03/27/09 10:07 AM
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yep mine came from a 76 club cab long bed short 727 long 2 piece shaft worked for me
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Re: Truck 727 in an a-body
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03/27/09 04:43 PM
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I ran one in a 72 Duster and nevr had a problem, they don't have a place to bolt floor shift linkage though.
Mitch
Again, easily fixed by swapping the tail shaft.
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Re: Truck 727 in an a-body
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03/27/09 09:49 PM
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truck one hit the floor in the one I tried. I swap them now.
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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