Posted By: topside
Trans dipstick & tube ? - 10/27/12 01:11 AM
Can anyone post a pic of a '64 B-body trans dipstick tube? Maybe '62-'65, or later years, are the same, I don't know.
My '64 Savoy - transplanting an RB/727 - needs the tube & dipstick, and the one I have is WAY wrong: it passes right across the #8 header tube.
Thanks in advance!
Posted By: dvw
Re: Trans dipstick & tube ? - 10/27/12 06:28 PM
I cut the mount off from mine. I welded a tab 90 degrees to the original tab that mounts thru the ear on the bell housing. You can rotate the tube where you need it before fabricating the tab. Way easier to install as well. Mine fits even though the motor is slid back.
Doug
Posted By: topside
Re: Trans dipstick & tube ? - 10/27/12 07:01 PM
The one I have might be for a B-van, as it has a fairly low angle. Needs to be more vertical. Tried my tubing bender and that was futile.
Posted By: John_Kunkel
Re: Trans dipstick & tube ? - 10/27/12 09:20 PM
The early B tube places the dipstick behind the right head...there's enough room because the early motor sits further forward.
Posted By: topside
Re: Trans dipstick & tube ? - 10/27/12 09:27 PM
Thanks, John, for the info & photo; that gives me something to go by.
Now all I gotta do is find a tube & stick!
A 1966 to 1971 Hemi tube and dipstick MIGHT work, not really sure 