200 swap on my 65 help!!

hi guys, just bought a 65 with a 170 3spd., had no oil pres. found a 200 out of a 68 mustang just rebuild on craigslist. guy gave me flywheel,clutch,bellhousing and the trans.
get home and find out the bellhousings are different. bellhousing for the 200 is i believe a six bolt and is 6.25inches long compared to my original which is 5.5 inches. the trans that came with the 200 has a longer input shaft then my econo's.
i dont know what to do now =(

This is the place to be. There are a lot of guys that can help figure it out. My Chevy was a basket case when I got it in January, been driving it regularly for about a month now.

Can you put all the 200 and trans in then shorten/lengthen your driveshaft?

I guess technically I could just use the 200 tranny just fab up a mount...i was looking at both trannys and maybe I can swap out the input shafts??..both transmisions look identical except for the input shaft size and tailshaft housings

mount would be easyier.....i think

is it possible to find another bellhousing that would fit the econo tranny?...what kind of tranny do I have for the econo? Is it a 2.77?

Hmm, I replaced my 170 with a 200 out of a 76 Mustang in my 65 Econo and the stock tranny bolted right up..

from what I read...the later 200 were drilled for both big and little bellhousings...my 68 block only has a big bellhousing bolt pattern or 6 bolt..
so now my next question is..i can use this other tranny..but the driveshaft is guna be really short. Is that ok?

Send Fred Carello or Old Skool a PM and they can guide you. I ve never done a 200 but know those guys have the skinny on it. Jim Bulger also has done the swwap.

Use your original Econoline transmission, bellhousing, flywheel and input shaft bushing. It will all bolt to the 200.
Fred

there are no bellhousing bolt holes for my original econoline bellhousing

First off welcome, secondly where abouts on the Long island are you? Did you find the van on the Island ?

When I did my swap I use a 65 200 so I did not have this problem. If I remember right the 65 had holes for both bellhousings but the 68 only has the holes for the bigger bellhousing. I am going to be talking to one of my Mustang club members today who knows much more than I do, I will run it by him and see what he says.
At this point shortening the driveshaft sounds ok but how about all the clutch and gear linkage ?

mike

im in west hempstead..yea that would be great if you can talk to them..i have a mustang flywheel,clutch..if i end up using that trans im gunna need a slip yoke if you know anyone who has...

The two I talked two said other than finding an earlier engine you would be better off using the tranny that came with the engine providing all the linkage lines up.
As far as the yoke there are a number of mustang parts guys around the island. If you want I can PM you some contact info.
Also you might want to go to The Flowerfield car show this Sunday.Its one of the better shows on the Island and a good size swap meet. You might find a yoke there.

mike

maybe I should just rebuild my 170...any of your mustang buddys in need of a fresh 200?