overdrive in a 68-69

[Cornpatch MO]

in a 68-69 Mopar B body with colume shift 727. What would be the best, most easy conversion to an overdrive automatic tranny? Needs to handle about 350- 375 horsepower. Thanks for your input.......................MO

 

[RustyRatRod]

GM 200R4. No floor pan cuttin, great ratios and no computer to operate.

 

[19polara64]

Gearvendors, you can find them pretty reasonable on craigslist. The units are all the same just the adapter is different.

 

[beezee]

I like the gear vendors "shorty" from SMR trans.
http://smrtrans.tripod.com/smrtransmissionsintro/id33.html

 

[Cornpatch MO]

Thanks Rusty and you other fellers, I'm afraid I don't have a Gearvenders budget. The GM 200R4 sounds interesting. Any source of information for the change over and especially how you adapt it and a torque converter to the 383? Thanks for any Info.......................MO

 

[RustyRatRod]

Yup.

http://www.riley-auto.com/ADAPTERS.html

They can fix you right up with an adapter plate, spacer plate, flywheel and all. I think it's part number 426-350 for the six bolt flange. Call them and make sure. Looks like it's 495.

 

[Cornpatch MO]

Thanks again, I did a quick search here and came up with nothing...checking your link now......................MO

 

[RustyRatRod]

Wilcap offers it too, but it's like 525.

 

[Meep-Meep]

I was skeptical about the 200 R4 until I saw this thing run last year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJEIY5OJ68g I know it's not a MoPar but good runnin' cars are where you find them. I spent some time talking to the owner (Brian) and he was very helpful and informative. This car has the full interior and is completely functional as a street car should be. It also weighs 3900+ lbs. ...And he is NOT running a BBC. Aftermarket Yak big bore block and a stroker crank.