Meshing A RB440 To My 4 Speed

[poopdeckpappy]

Just bought a 1965 RB 440 yesterday. It was set up for an automatic, and I currently have a 4 speed in the car with a small block bell housing. With the casting numbers at 1965 it is internally balanced. So what all do I need to match up these two besides a BB bell housing? Is there gonna be clearance enough for the input shaft? Are we gonna have to switch cranks? Buy an automatic? If I play with my gun to long, is it gonna go off, and shoot myself in the foot? Actually i'm very excited about making progress on decisions for this 69 Satellite. With help from a newly discovered parts guru in my area(he is a f***ing hoarder!!!), I will be saving myself alot of search time and money because he's very reasonable. He's got a bunch of drivetrain stuff that alot of people would love to have. It's currently what i'm trying to nail down. Any and all input as to making the transition less of a headache is greatly appreciated!:sunny:

 

[Daves69]

Although geared to A body here's some info that should help.......................

http://www.bigblockdart.com/techpages/4sptech.shtml

a couple links............

http://www.engine-swaps.com/

http://brewersperformance.com/

 

[moparmarks]

The 65 440 should be internally balanced.
Would need a BB bell housing along with a 4-spd tranny mount.
Need to check if the crank is drilled for a pilot shaft.

 

[poopdeckpappy]

What does the drilled crank look like? Is there a specific depth that you know of?

 

[moparmarks]

Believe the pilot hole is around an 1.25" deep. Most automatic motors were not drilled for the bushing.

 

[poopdeckpappy]

Is there anyone out there that can get specs for drilling the pilot? Hey Ned, hand me that 3/8" drill. Gonna woller me out a hole!!:toothy9:

 

[Daves69]

Is there anyone out there that can get specs for drilling the pilot? Hey Ned, hand me that 3/8" drill. Gonna woller me out a hole!!:toothy9:

I'll look for the dims I drew up a while back. Your gonna need more than a 3/8". As I recall my '66 383 auto crank was not drilled anywhere near as deep as the picture, maybe only a 1/2" depth used for center purpose.

 

[texas69bee]

http://brewersperformance.com/products.asp?cat=16

PB329 PILOT BUSHING, STANDARD
Standard replacement pilot bushing, for original 4-speed crankshafts, .940" outside diameter, .754" inside diameter and .875" long. Will NOT fit original automatic crankshafts, see our PB5300.
Price: $3.95

PB5300 PILOT ROLLER BEARING/ADAPTER
Roller bearing assembly, fits in the larger 1.815" diameter hole in crankshaft, ideal for 4-speed transmissions that have had input cut off, or in any crankshaft that won't accept standard bushing.
Price: $18.95

 

[poopdeckpappy]

Now I must be off with my trusty 3/8" to make some magic happen!! Thanks guys!

 

[Daves69]

As I stated previously my 383 was nowhere near the 2.25" depth.
This is a never bushed 440 crank picture. Notice the step down in size. ..............

 

[mopar 3 B]

If you do drill to deep you will waste the crankshaft buy drilling into the oil gallery. Have a machine shop do this that knows what they are doing. Also make sure those used parts are good before wasting a lot of money trying to use them. I may know who you have been buying from and could be a case of buyer beware.