Q: Short output shaft 727 w/a Gear Vendors into a '67-up A-Body?

6-david-5 said
Has anyone done this?

I have this torqflite with a stubby output shaft. It was a Craigslist find. The previous owner did not know where it originated from.

How about you guys??? There is no bolt flange in the back, so it doesn't look like a drum parking brake-equipped motorhome transmission. The shaft in the back looks like a slip yoke to me.

I'm thinking of prepping this with a Gear Vendors OD & using it for my big block '68 Dart. GV thinks this short-tail trans would be perfect for my Dart because they say "its going to end up only a few inches longer than a stock [727] trans." So, as per Gear Vendors, this transmission is the 8" tailhousing version, and would use their 8" tailhousing kit.

Now, has anyone ever used an 8" tail 727 Big Block trans in their '67-up A-Body?? And even more obscurely, with a Gear Vendors??? I am wondering if this would fit/install/work better than a standard length set-up.

I suppose I would have to wait patiently for the 1 person out there who has done this swap with this part combination, & can offer feedback!

David

The real question is does Gear Vendors make a short shaft trans to GV adapter housing.
Normally you would pull the extension housing off your standard length trans and replace it with GV's adapter housing, then bolt the GV unit to the back of that.

If they make a short shaft adapter housing then great, but you need to find out.
Otherwise you would have to change to a long output shaft, and that requires emptying the entire trans all the way back to the reverse drum.