74 charger 440 4 speed conversion

[74440charger]

if anyone has a 73-74 charger with a big block 4 speed i would greatly appreciate any pics you could share with me, pics of z-bar and clutch linkage from top and bottom would help out alot any tips or advice would also be appreciated
thank you

[74Rallye]

I'm looking to do the same conversion to one of my 3rd gen Chargers. You will need the 10 1/2" bell housing, not the 11". I'm thinking a hydraulic clutch will save a lot of misery during the install.
Just courious, is that a factory 440 74 Charger?

[74440charger]

hi,
no it is not a real 440 car it was a 318 granny, it now has a 68 440 and i am using an 11 inch bell , the 11 inch works fine the ball stud is in the same place as 10 1/2 you just have to watch the bearing retainer size i am 75% done with it and i did run into problems with z bar line-up i was told there are 2 different k-frames in 73 and 74 which caused the ball stud on bell to be 3/4 of an inch forward of the frame ball stud but i modified the frame ball stud bracket, i did consider hydraulic clutch but i read in all the mopar mags that the units are problematic and are inferior, other than that it has been fairly succesful so far   

[Charger74]

hi,
no it is not a real 440 car it was a 318 granny, it now has a 68 440 and i am using an 11 inch bell , the 11 inch works fine the ball stud is in the same place as 10 1/2 you just have to watch the bearing retainer size i am 75% done with it and i did run into problems with z bar line-up i was told there are 2 different k-frames in 73 and 74 which caused the ball stud on bell to be 3/4 of an inch forward of the frame ball stud but i modified the frame ball stud bracket, i did consider hydraulic clutch but i read in all the mopar mags that the units are problematic and are inferior, other than that it has been fairly succesful so far   

The reason for the k-frame difference is simple, you car orginally had a small block.  If you did not switch it out or use the conversion kit from Schumachers, then your big block will sit differently if not incorrectly in the small block k-frame.   For big block cars, the k-frame is apparently different as the mounts are moved back just a bit to make room for the oil pan on the bb.   This is probably the cause for your alignment issue.

[Nacho-RT74]

here is a thread where at the end  ( really on first reply on 2nd page ) there is a link to show somepics about differences of K frames

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,51598.0.html

[Rolling_Thunder]

i did consider hydraulic clutch but i read in all the mopar mags that the units are problematic and are inferior, other than that it has been fairly succesful so far   

You must read Mopar Action...      Good old E-Booger just can't keep from throwing his opinion in there...     I have run a hydraulic clutch system in my charger without problems...    customers cars...    no problems...         What do all the high end exotics use again ?

Inferior my ass - some people just can't accept newer technology is better than the stuff they are used to...       

Dont get me wrong - there is nothing wrong with the mechanical linkage...   I like it - but throw in a 6.1L hemi and a bellhousing with no mechanical provisions and it's an easy decision for me..