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While waiting for dyno time, we’ve been scraping off forty-plus years of road grime and undercoating before the ‘Cuda body heads off to the media blaster sitting on the shop-built rotisserie.
To get on with the transformation from an automatic to a 4-speed, Zak purchased a lightweight cast resin replica Mopar engine short block with threaded inserts to mock-up the engine and trans combination during this phase. It really is a lot easier to make sure everything fits without the weight of an actual engine.
The resin short block cost less than $300 and weighs in at 22 lbs., so locating the new A-833 4-speed trans from Passon Performance and cutting the floor pan for the Hurst shifter was made easier by the mobility of the ‘Cuda on the rotisserie.
Passon Performance also supplied the rebuilt pedals, bellhousing, throwout bearing and all the ancillary parts needed for a clean, complete installation of the A-833 4-speed. So, now there’s the fine art of cutting and fitting the new trans into place. McLeod clutches supplied the flywheel assembly and Hurst is supplying the shifter that is specked from a 1966 to ’72 Mopar B-body.
With all the parts and pieces coming together like a giant jigsaw puzzle, I hope we’ve given you an overview of what’s to come for Project Fighting Fish with our bored and stroked 410 cubic inch, Mopar small block. Here’s a sneak peek at next month’s dyno session at Westech Performance.