manual valve body
can i get some picture of you guys manual valve body setups ( i.e. interior tranny steering column basically anything that had to be changed to swap to a m.v.b. for your 727 autos) and also where you got your shifter and linkage ect ect, i want to do a m.v.b. setup on my 1969 dart 318 727 tranny and 71/4 rear-end ( i have a 8.25 i just havent done anything with it yet) so i wanna mock up a parts list so i know what im looking at. thanks guys
Most of the shifters like you would want are floor mounted and cable controlled.
You just have to make the hole in the floor for the cable and mount the shifter to the floor.
I have a kitted 42RH and the Hurst Promatic 2 ratchet shifter and like it just fine.
Shifting 1-2-3 manually is easy as I just put it in first by pulling back on it from drive twice to ratchet it there, and then bump the shifter forward each time I want the next gear.
A ratchet shifter returns to it's center position after each manual shift, but the indicator on the shifter moves to each position showing what gear you are in.
A non manual valve body will also NOT let the trans go into first if you accidently put the shifter in 1st.
It would wait until your road speed gets down to a safe level before downshifting.
I can just put mine in D and it does everything automatically like a regular VB, but I added the "1st at any speed" option of the shift kit.
I can put my trans in first at any speed because an unmodified trans will not downshift into 1st with the road speed too high and sometimes I want that high RPM and lower gear instantly.
Now remember, from D I have to pull back on the shifter twice to go from D into manual low so it really can't be done accidentally unless I'm in manual 2nd and pull back instead of pushing the shifter forward for 3rd.
(If I ever did that it would be tires squalling and over rev city):D
I still can however drop down to 2nd any time I want and at any speed by pulling the shifter back once from drive.
Clear? :D
Sorry, no pics of a manual VB install or setup but there's always Youtube.
