Probably the dumbest idea ever

[Grease556]

I think he's building a "bobber" truck.

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Nope..... Bobber as in chopper motorcycle without the gay rake and stretch

 

[Big_John]

Nope..... Bobber as in chopper motorcycle without the gay rake and stretch

Gotcha...

Yea, the 318 probably isn't gonna work for you unless you were doing a Mopar version of E.J. Potter's Widow Maker.

 

[Grease556]

If you are building something like that truck above, a warmed up 318 is more than capable of scaring the $hit out of you.

Kevin

But it isn't a blown big block built for knocking these young diesel nuthuggers down a peg or two..... Yes the 383 will be completely rebuilt and I'm aware I could find another 383 somewhere, but this isn't about restoration or just hacking something up for no reason..... I have to choose whether or not this car could possibly be driven or whether I have to give up my dream of building a big block hotrod.

 

[Grease556]

I think he's building a "bobber" truck.

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Truthfully you aren't far off guessing a bobber truck..... Think blown alcohol (ethanol only cuz it's illegal to run methanol on the street) injected 2200lbs (guesstimate) of hatred for hybrids and diesels packaged into a custom built tube chassis with a 1926 ford model t cab on it

 

[BillGrissom]

Just to clarify this,
1. 1964 was the last year for the push button shifter.
2. 1965 although Chrysler did switch to a column, or floor shifter it still used a cable instead of hard linkage.
3. 1966 and up used hard linkage and a different case for the transmissions.
4. A 1966 or newer transmission will not fit a 1965.

I'll add that the 1965 BB/RB transmission has a sliding yoke output driveshaft (like 1966+), so is different than a 1964-. It is a 1-yr only transmission. In contrast, the 1965 SB and slant transmission had a fixed output flange and ball & trunnion driveshaft (aka Detroit). While its case is identical to 1964- (I think), the valve body differs (probably because no push-button shifter) and is thus 1 yr only (last year of cable-shift). At least true in A-body cars, so I expect also true for SB/slant in B & C-body cars.