Plymouth To Dodge ????

[wayfarerstranger]

Maybe i or we all have been looking at this using a Plymouth engine with a 3 spd. in a dodge the wrong way or i may be wrong ? let me know ...why can`t you just bolt the dodge bell housing to the PLY. engine so it would bolt to the rear mount/cross member and then use a 3 spd tranny with a longer input shaft & a longer style throwout bearing to make up the difference for not having the fluid drive unit in there . You could use the dodge tranny and replace the input shaft and still use the same drive shaft & all the linkage would line up . Is the shaft from another mopar product like 55 ply and later long enough ? "I asked on another thread for measurements" So is this possible and if so what issues would there be using the Dodge bell housing & longer input shaft on the tranny .

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[greg g]

The extra mass of the fluid drive unit needs more support than provided by the Plymouth 4 bolt crankshaft flange. The bellhousing is also deeper, which may be part of the reason why Dodges had the longer wheelbase and why the difference is from the cowl forward.

[Young Ed]

I think what he's trying to do is use a standard dry clutch in place of the fluid drive but retaining the deeper fluid drive bellhousing so it bolts to the same cross member on the frame.

[wayfarerstranger]

That Is What The Thread Says .. Looking For Some Response From The Experts ...