Will GM 200r4 work with factory floor shift location?
I'm in the process of putting a 200R4 in my 69 Cuda. The car is all original besides the few (many) updates I have done to it. No rust anywhere with P/S, P/B, AC, 318, 904, 360 magnum & 340 exhaust, '72 charger rotors with 74 b-body spindles, a-body disc brake upper a-arms, front and rear anti-sway, 302 casting heads, 2 1/2 dual exhaust w/crossover, Chevy (yes, I said Chevy) narrowed 10 bolt w/30 spline 12 bolt axles and posi ( An a-body Dana 60 cost a fortune and 10 bolts/12 bolts are super cheap). I also relocated the rear springs. I still have all the original parts so I can put it back to stock, I also have the build sheet.
I really hate to cut the transmission/body cross member but I have no choice. I'm building a 318 stroker (for the street) and will need overdrive to get a better launch and better gas mileage on the top end. I'm not building anything radical, just a healthy street machine. I currently have a 200R4 and a 904 side by side in my garage, they are clamped together by their front face using a long piece of 1 X 2 box iron so I can get an exact measurement on the trans mount pad distances. The Cuda came with a factory console shifter, I also have an original 69 Cuda service manual. Next week I will get under the Cuda and check the exact location of the shifter downrod. From looking at the two transmissions side by side it looks pretty easy though I will have to make some kind of adapter/lever to hook-up the shifter rod to the 200R4 transmission shifter arm. As soon I figure out how to post pics I will. I'm new to the forum but have been reading it for years. After I read the "200R4 Update" thread I started collecting all the stuff to transform the Cuda.
Ask any question about my updates to my Cuda and I will post again after I check the downrod location under the car. The only problem I can see is if the down rod is not far enough toward the driver's side but I'm pretty sure it is ( It needs to clear the driver's side of the 200R4 or it will cause a lot more work). Also there is a bracket that secures the shifter downrod to the 904 to give it a point from which to rotate, this bracket is bolted to the 904 so I will have to design a bracket to attach to the 200R4.
Lucky for me, I'm a machinist and a welder so there isn't much I can't make.
Treblig in Tex