Which manual transmission for 63 409 340hp

[iggy63409]

Back in the late nineties, I traded the 4 speed manual transmission on my 63 Impala 409. It came with an original manual transmission and almost got disowned by the old man when he found out. I traded for the Powerglide which I thought would be a better fit for me at the time. Well now Im going all original and wonder if I should buy a Muncie or Borg Warner but dont know what will fit. I found some on craigslist but dont know if they will fit.Any info or part numbers will help me or any suggestion will be appreciated. Thank you fellas

 

[oldskydog]

If you want to go original you will need a 553 aluminum bellhousing. 168 tooth flywheel and either T-10 or muncie depending on when the car was built. Most came with wide ratio T-10, but late in production they switched to Muncie. Shifter was the same but linkage rods different.

 

[iggy63409]

Guy is selling a Muncie M-20, will this fit? He said it came off a 66 chevele on his ad. Casting #are:3870357, 3857584 tail, 3885010 main. 10 imput, 27 output.

 

[oldskydog]

Yep, the 010 is 66-67 and has the 1" shaft instead of the 65 and earlier 7/8 so it is stronger. Just make sure you don't try to use the 421 bellhousing which is 63 only (everything except 409) and has a small front bearing support hole. It requires a 63 only T-10 or 63 only Muncie.

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[iggy63409]

So regardless of what I decide to go with, T10 or muncie Im going to need the aluminum bellhousing that they want you to bend over and touch your ankles for, ha!

 

[62impala409]

If you are not concerned with "numbers matching", any Chevy aluminum or iron car bell housing will work for a 10 1/2" clutch setup. That '63 only bell housing and 4 speed were the only odd ball pairing because of the front bearing retainer being a smaller size. Leo

 

[yellow wagon]

Buy the 621 style bellhousing from Keisler. Mine is very high quality. $269

http://www.keislerauto.com/gm/gm-pa...duty-11-bellhousing-kit/shop.flypage_acc.html

 

[oldskydog]

Like Leo says, you don't need the $400 553 bellhousing. Any chevy aluminum bellhousing like the 403 or 383 ($50 approx at the swap meet) will work as long as you use the matching clutch and linkage. Another option is to use a cast iron bell.

 

[pvs409]

The 552 cast bell housing will work fine looks like the 553 alumimun housing. I have 552 bell housings in my 62's.
The 552 housing are reasonable to purchase usually about $ 65 to $100 from what I have seen.
Paul