The A-100 pickup with a slant & auto, has a big block 727 in it. There is an adapter plate to fit the slant to the trans. I was a member of an A-100 club in MD and they had the info on putting the B engine into an A-100 using mostly stock parts. I have lost my copy of it, and don't know if...
To each his own. friends of mine (& myself) have taken the "Do the mechanical first" approach. We usually ended up with a great running vehicle that looked like crap. I've found that as soon as a project is running correctly, it gets driven, leaving little or no free time for body & paint...
You can contact
The A-100 Van Association
4684 Walters
Harwood, Md 20776
They have a LOT of info on parts availability for our trucks.
I'm doing an A-100 pickup. Their shared info was a BIG help
Thanks for a little inspiration, Bear. that one looks good. I have found out that Dodge put big block HD 727's (with an adapter plate) in the A-100 trucks. Mine still has that, and am thinking about putting a 383 in mine. Just slightly warmed over. Right now, I'm putting my time & money in...
It will be a few months before I can get any progress. My body man, and good friend, passed away last night. He was a VERY talented guy, he will be missed. Stay tuned for further updates
I just checked my sales brochures for 64 & 65. Both clearly show the dash mounted shifter for an automatic. And on the options list it states a dash shifted automatic. Hope this helps