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Dropping the 350 and 700r4 in to determine the final location of the transmission crossmember.

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Not to worry, this engine will receive a lot of attention before it gets reinstalled as a 383 stroker.

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The motor, 700r4, and driveshaft fit extremely well.

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I have heard quite a bit about the driveshaft having to be shortened when swapping out the factory 3 speed for a 700r4.

The 700r4 that I am using came out of a 1982 Olds 88 and the splines on the 69's driveshaft matched up perfectly. The more incredible thing is that the after mounting the carrier bearing in the exact same place it was originally, the dirt-line (no better words for it) on the yoke was in the same place when it slid into the transmission.

So, how is this possible? The previous owner swapped the original straight-6 for a 350 and used the original straight-6 engine perches with the v8 motor mounts. The perches are in the same back two holes on the frame where they installed in the factory.

Here is a picture before the body was removed and shows that there is plenty of room between the engine and the firewall. The headers even clear with lots of room to spare.

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Did I discover something that the hot-rodders haven't shared with us?

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FAIL...

Not know too much about transmissions, I double checked, after the fact, whether this was actually a 700r4 and it isn't.

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Nice job.... Hate to hear its not the tranny you want.

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Fortunately, this was just a transmission that we had laying around and not one that I bought.

I am not going to let this set me back. The frame may have four new holes and I lost some time on the build, but I definitely know the difference between a 200-4r and a 700r4 now.

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If your rebuilding tranny your self. The 200R4 can be built tough too. Just a thought.

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My plan is to get a 700r4 from Bowtie Overdrives. I attached a PDF of what my plans are for the drive-line.

The 200r4 was mistake made from not doing my homework.

http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/cata...m.php?ITEMID=7

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I've heard that building a tough 200r4 is more expensive than building an equally strong 700r4.

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Just pulled the trigger on a Stage-2 700r4 from Bowtie Overdrives!