A833 OD swap - Clutch fork

CMKirk said
Hopefully my last post looking for info on my A833 OD swap for my '65 Dart /6.

I have the correct bellhousing for the A833 OD transmission with the correct size hole (5 1/4" IIRC) for the larger pilot bearing retainer on the OD gearbox. I'm aware that I'll
have to fabricate a mount for the Z bar pivot ball on the bellhousing side, as the bolt holes for the pivot ball mount are different on the OD bellhousing.

The OD bellhousing has a ball pivot for the clutch fork (see pic). The original /6 bellhousing has tab retainer type for the clutch fork pivot (see pic).

What are my options for a clutch fork, understanding that the A body uses a short (about 11") clutch fork, and all ball-pivot forks I've seen are longer (about 12 1/2").

I'm aware that Brewers offers a bolt-on tab-type mount for the OD bellhousing. To use that, I'd have to drill and tap 2 mounting holes in the bellhousing because the OD bellhousing only has 1
tapped hole for the pivot ball. I'm not sure that the OD bellhousing has enough "meat" to provide a strong mount for the pivot, please enlighten me if you know.

I'm comfortable welding, so I could cut and shorten a ball pivot fork. Anyone ever done that?

Is there such a thing as a short ball pivot clutch fork?

I'd appreciate any insight that anyone can give me...

Thank you.

Chris

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Sorry, what you have is a bellhousing that is correct for a '81-'86 truck application, not a car. There was no ball stud linkage made that will work in a car without cutting and welding.
What you should have is the #3743643 bellhousing for '76-'80 overdrive F bodies and trucks, which has the correct pivot bracket.
If you insist on trying to use your current bellhousing, then as you mentioned cutting & welding the fork or grinding and drilling the bellhousing for the proper pivot are your only options. Personally, between those two options, I'd drill & mount the correct pivot and use the known correct fork. Just be sure to make very careful measurements so the bracket is in the exactly correct spot. You may have to grind away part or all of the stud pivot boss to gain full movement of the new arm/bracket, but that will render the bellhousing junk if it doesn't work out.