I got me a 4 speed! (and I need some help!)

Dartnut said
A few questions.
Is the trans from a car or a truck?
Does it have all of the shifter rods and linkage?
Can you get the original bellhousing and is it for a V8 or a slant 6?
At any rate, it's much easier to machine your bellhousing ( it should have both bolt patterns) to fit the retainer on your o/d trans, and your clutch should be fine if it's in good shape, and for sure your yoke for your drive shaft is different than the 3 speed (same as a 727 auto) and the length is different too.
If it's out of a truck, it's a big bag of snakes to make it fit and work, but it's not out of the question.
If it's out of an a or f body, you're laughing.
I would like to see some measurements.
Short output extension, it's an a or f body, long it's a truck. (It should be roughly the same length as your 3 speed to be an a body one.)
Same transmissions other than that BTW.
Clutch linkage should be the same.
I hope this helps.
Tom.

Thanks Tom,
The transmission came out of a Volare, so it is an A/F body model. I was hoping to avoid removing the bellhousing, because I have full length headers that I predict will make that I big ole PITA (getting them on sure as **** was); hence wanting to machine the retainer rather than the housing. The tranny doesn't have any rods, just the little levers pokin out of the inspection cover.
So if my head's screwed on right, I should be able to buy any A833 shifter, 70 and up A body rods, get the larger yoke, and I'll be banging 4 gears? Or did you mean that the driveshaft will have to be trimmed as well?

Harvenator: Why not clean out the transmission? Thanks for the info

Srduster340: This is the first I've heard of floor pan mods to go from A230 to A833. It seems surprising that mopar would modify each individual car that got a 4spd from the factory rather than just make the floor pan more universal.