Re: 700R4 behind a 288/327/356

Posted by steve-52/200 On 2015/6/29 17:11:34

Hi I did a Chrysler 518 od trans behind my 327 thunderbolt with a 288 head
Today's the first day it's been running
Ok major headaches ,wish I'd stuck with the ultramatic but I'm in it now
Challenges ,it's longer than the stubby ultramatic
Cso you not only have to shorten the shaft ( easy) but you have to tunnel the x brace ( tough) plus putting the motor trans in and out of the car with a thing that long is tough
Then you have switch issues
The 518 has 2 switches a ODD and a torque converter lock up these are 12 v - gr and your car is 6 v pos gr they are run by hydrolic pressure at two taps on the tyranny
also there is a vacuum switch
You also have to make the hump higher
I did all of this
Today first run the car didn't know what gear to go in and over heated
Oh well
I had a module that isolated itself and supplied 12 v neg to the tyranny and kept all of my pos gr 6v stuff ,it was really hot today so I guess it's shorted out ,also the vacuum is off of a carb port and may not have been strong enough to do the switch
I may go 12 v to fix this do I have to get a new starter?