A833 Tail shaft

Oldmanmopar said

... I put a OD in a 440 B-body that I took from a truck. It lasted about 45 minutes before it sounded like marbles in a tin can after some hard gear changes. I do not believe they were built for abuse of a performance engine. If you want to granny your car around to cruise meets or shows I would say good choice for economy. But that defeats the purpose of driving a old performance car for the feel of what they were...

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Wow, you put a slant six O/D behind a 440 B-Body and it didn't last? Did you do anything to that aluminum main housing and cast gears or just pull it and run it? They didn't last behind a 225. Were the gears splits too much for your 440? My cars are not show cruisers, or putters. Nothing gets shifted below 3,000 rpm. No real differences between the early A/F-Body O/D transmissions compared to standard A833 transmissions except gear ratios, so not sure why people think they would be only for low performance use. Now, some of those truck O/D transmissions were so cheap, the only parts salvageable in my mind were the main shaft and the B/E-Body tailhousing. I have only had a few of them as I have no need for B/E body stuff.