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powerglide in an a-body #1463531 07/06/13 01:12 PM 07/06/13 01:12 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 428 Mountain City, TN J JesseR OP mopar
JesseR OP mopar J Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 428 Mountain City, TN	for those of you who run a glide in an a-body, what kind of fitment issues are they? had given thought to making a removable trans tunnel, but really don't want to cut on the car if there is enough room to work on the thing. any pictures would be great,thanks 7767233-9224IMG_1202-Small-.jpg (426 downloads) 82' dodge pickup with a 499 low deck

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: JesseR] #1463532 07/06/13 01:30 PM 07/06/13 01:30 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 740 WA JD Dart super stock
JD Dart super stock Joined: May 2006 Posts: 740 WA	They are a lot smaller footprint then the 727 shouldn't be a problem tranny lines of course are on the wrong side. best so far 8.53 @ 158.59 MPH 60'1.240

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: JD Dart] #1463533 07/06/13 04:48 PM 07/06/13 04:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 926 MICHIGAN B BB65Barracuda super stock
BB65Barracuda super stock B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 926 MICHIGAN	We used a coan adapter plate and a Glide in the 65. Best thing I ever did to the car. 1957 Power wagon wm300 original 10.000 mile truck, 1964 dodge Polara Convertible numbers matching

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: BB65Barracuda] #1463534 07/07/13 12:25 AM 07/07/13 12:25 AM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,177 ill D dennismopar73 top fuel
dennismopar73 top fuel D Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,177 ill	Money ,time,work, takes lots of money and time to get the right crap together to work any better than a 727! unless the car is under 3000# would not attempt to do so. then have @ $1500 to spend . If your having issues with a 727 then look for another builder!

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: dennismopar73] #1463535 07/07/13 12:48 AM 07/07/13 12:48 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,330 Lynchburg, VA Leon441 master
Leon441 master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,330 Lynchburg, VA	I think he is running a 904. If you run an aftermarket JW case you should clear real easy. An ATI or Reid case may get close on the bolt together portion. Probably not. A stock case with shield should still fit but be close. You wanna buy a good glide that bolts to your small block? Career best 8.02 @ 169 at 3050# and 10" tires small block power.

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: Leon441] #1463536 07/07/13 08:37 AM 07/07/13 08:37 AM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 253 Smithfield, Rhode Island Mulehead enthusiast
Mulehead enthusiast Joined: May 2006 Posts: 253 Smithfield, Rhode Island	A body 7768004-162.JPG (1460 downloads) Ain't nuthin like a HEMI !

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: Mulehead] #1463537 07/07/13 08:38 AM 07/07/13 08:38 AM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 253 Smithfield, Rhode Island Mulehead enthusiast
Mulehead enthusiast Joined: May 2006 Posts: 253 Smithfield, Rhode Island	A body 1 7768006-161.JPG (806 downloads) Ain't nuthin like a HEMI !

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: JesseR] #1463538 07/07/13 09:43 AM 07/07/13 09:43 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,928 NC 440Jim I Live Here
440Jim I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,928 NC	I will let those that have done it give the details, but remember these changes ($): PG Transmission PG Torque converter Shifter Driveshaft Cross member/mount block adapter plate or adapter bellhousing/case Crankshaft adapter hub Special adapter flexplate (with ring gear) Cooler line routing change Flexplate shield or SFI bellhousing Transmission shield or SFI PG case

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: Mulehead] #1463539 07/07/13 09:54 AM 07/07/13 09:54 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 428 Mountain City, TN J JesseR OP mopar
JesseR OP mopar J Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 428 Mountain City, TN	thanks for the pics. I will be using a jw ultra bell with a stock case for now. I've had good service out of my 904 but with the direction we're going with the duster a glide is the best option. Leon, do you need a good low 1st gear 904 for that high winding p7!! 7768046-dusterpic.jpg (475 downloads) 82' dodge pickup with a 499 low deck

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: JesseR] #1463540 07/07/13 10:49 AM 07/07/13 10:49 AM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,112 LONG ISLAND fishy340 master
fishy340 master Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,112 LONG ISLAND	car of your caliber will love the ati glide w the supercase,they sell the whole thing to do it in a few hrs.No blanket's or shields and other then putting the cooling lines on first and a 40$ to ur cross member it's simple.

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: 440Jim] #1463541 07/07/13 11:42 AM 07/07/13 11:42 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,094 Sunnyvale, CA Jeepmon master
Jeepmon master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,094 Sunnyvale, CA	Quote: I will let those that have done it give the details, but remember these changes ($): PG Transmission PG Torque converter Shifter Driveshaft Cross member/mount block adapter plate or adapter bellhousing/case Crankshaft adapter hub Special adapter flexplate (with ring gear) Cooler line routing change Flexplate shield or SFI bellhousing Transmission shield or SFI PG case About 2 months ago, I took a serious look at the conversion.. I just couldnt justify the $5500 expense at this time.. 73 Duster 360 stroker http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2594657

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: Jeepmon] #1463542 07/07/13 01:09 PM 07/07/13 01:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,375 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,375 Las Vegas	As far as room you will have no worries. I have done it on a number of a bodies with stock floors. The stock trans crossmember can be easily modified to work with a glide as well. You dont have to spend $5000 unless you want or need to, ie high horsepower car. Lots of stuff on the secondary market as well. The lite car thing is one of those urban myths too. My Valiant weighed 3470 and had no issues with a glide. But it only went 9.0's on motor that way "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: Jeepmon] #1463543 07/07/13 01:35 PM 07/07/13 01:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 926 MICHIGAN B BB65Barracuda super stock
BB65Barracuda super stock B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 926 MICHIGAN	Quote: Quote: I will let those that have done it give the details, but remember these changes ($): PG Transmission PG Torque converter Shifter Driveshaft Cross member/mount block adapter plate or adapter bellhousing/case Crankshaft adapter hub Special adapter flexplate (with ring gear) Cooler line routing change Flexplate shield or SFI bellhousing Transmission shield or SFI PG case About 2 months ago, I took a serious look at the conversion.. I just couldnt justify the $5500 expense at this time.. What are you running in the 1/4 with your car? I had about 850 in the convertor, 500 in the adapter plate and the flywheel set up from Coan and I bout the trans that was a spare from a guy on Racejunk for 750. Trans lines went to a frame mount cooler. He told me that had the spare on the shelf for 7 years and he never needed it. That was 11 years ago and the car has had upgrades to the motor and runs consistent 10.0. Its a hardy piece of equipment to say the least. I wont sit here and argue about the attributes of the 727, I have one in both the dart and the Hemi car at present. The Dart will definitely get the swap in the future seeing it is a street Strip car. You will not regret the swap for a track car that is around 3000lbs! 1957 Power wagon wm300 original 10.000 mile truck, 1964 dodge Polara Convertible numbers matching

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: BB65Barracuda] #1463544 07/07/13 02:31 PM 07/07/13 02:31 PM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 105 michigan J jbmopars member
jbmopars member J Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 105 michigan	I just received my PTC Powerglide on Friday. I don't have it in the car yet, but it is small and should fit with no problems. Mine has 180 low gear, hardened input and output shafts, 10 disc clutch, rollerized SFI two piece REID case, SFI glide to SB Mopar bell, trans brake, designed for 1500 HP, set at my door for 3700$. Custom built converter will be 1000$ from PTC.

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: jbmopars] #1463545 07/07/13 02:48 PM 07/07/13 02:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,955 United Socialist States of Ame... T tboomer Too Many Posts
tboomer Too Many Posts T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,955 United Socialist States of Ame...	Looks great!! My wife works at a casting plant that makes those cases for Reid.... Need your rear end checked out? Contact Grizzly!!

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: tboomer] #1463546 07/07/13 04:23 PM 07/07/13 04:23 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,502 SOUTH JERSEY HEMIFRED master
HEMIFRED master Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,502 SOUTH JERSEY	for 7 years and over 300 runs I have the same all stock P/G in my Duster. 5 clutch,factory gears etc, handles 6000 launches and 8 seond passes. never broke a part. home of the Sox and Martin Hemi Duster

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: HEMIFRED] #1463547 07/08/13 06:28 AM 07/08/13 06:28 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 428 Mountain City, TN J JesseR OP mopar
JesseR OP mopar J Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 428 Mountain City, TN	thanks for the replies fellas. I excited to see how the car reacts with the glide. If I don't hit any snags, i'll have way less than 5 grand in the swap. 82' dodge pickup with a 499 low deck

Re: powerglide in an a-body [Re: JesseR] #1463548 07/08/13 01:25 PM 07/08/13 01:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,044 Victoria, Australia Ian super stock
Ian super stock Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,044 Victoria, Australia	fits in easy ,i run jw bell with 6cld glide case std 1.76 1st i can hook you up new converter and trans brake glide for 1500 850 hp rated , 1.37 60 ft [email]6.0@113[/email] [email]9.57@141[/email] 408 glide 3550lbs new video http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Xvq3ZObywQE

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