A833 O/D gears in an A833 1:1 ?

I honestly think the best 5 speed out there for Mopars would be the American Powertrain gig. I'm not going to even go into the new 855. I saw that a bit ago in Vegas, cool gear. I'd like to see it again... ever... American Powertrain is building the hell out of those World Class units and with the S10 tail, fit like a glove in these cars, without even the need for a shifter hump. They fit better than the Tremec or Getrag, no welding at all and you can use Chrysler clutch parts, so a Z bar with a Lakewood and relocated ball stud for the factory point can even work.

I basically started accumulating parts that I know I could use with any of them and then I made my decision based on fitment first, then strength and then factored in how much I'd be making of the project, myself. I can make an an adapter. One thought was to make a few adapters to fit a New Process pattern bell and sell them to offset cost, but I really just wanted an O/D, in the end.

My biggest qualm with the factory Chrysler stuff is how rigid the 3 finger clutch feels. I've driven 3 different 4 speed cars over the past year; '70 Superbee 426 hemi, '67 Sattelite 383 and another '67, Belvedere Silver Bullet look-a-like.

The Bee got the 3 finger, straight resto parts all new stuff from Brewers. Nice equipment. Worked perfectly, but everything was ultra stiff.

The Sattelite 383, we went through and rebuilt linkages. Remanned Hurst, new bushings, ball studs, cleaned up the Z bar stuff, new plastic, same story. Felt like a truck.

The Silver Bullet car got a V gate and was an Auto when it showed at the shop. Had a Lakewood scattershield and a twin disc diaphram from Centerforce that we dropped in. That clutch ditched the overcenter spring and felt ok, but that shifter was nutso. Cool for racing, but it was tricky to get in place with a bench and reverse was a ***** with the extra lever.

I'm not sure if there are any less expensive diaphragm type clutches out there. This is going to be a driver and I don't want to murder my girlfriend's left knee, who requested it and will be driving it most of the time.

I did some reading on the 7/8 master 7/8 pull slave cyl and that looks like the best route. Found a source for an inexpensive set and I like that it works with a drilled factory fork. I can't remember which length was used for drilling, it's in my computer somewhere, but it seems like the way to go. If I could combine that with a diaphragm, I don't think the pedal will be an issue.

I'm not sure how the alternating fork/ late model side plate detent feels. The detent ball side plates are a little stiff, which I have only driven ('70 and older) but I think I can live with the harder shifter detent if the clutch wasn't nuts. This car sees traffic.