I am cool with the tailshaft length since this is a all custom job anyway. I have learned a ton about this transmission and the dude that sold it to me really did not know much about it at all.

Really excited about the advice and love the setup of the CJ shifter.

Does this one look right?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SHIFTER-ASSEMBLY-T90-JEEP-CJ2A-CJ3A-CJ3B-46-66-18880-02-/380442560011?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item589424c60b&vxp=mtr 

link is not working on the site sorry.

Craig

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You can swap, but not too easily. The output shaft has to match both the cluster and the tailshaft.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Frank, I forgot about the tailshaft differences until glancing down at the 3 speed in the barn this AM.  The truck uses the short cased tailshaft.  Craig's picture shows a long case, with the mounting pad.  No mounting pad on the truck variety.  The tailshafts may also be swappable.  I used to have a Mustang 3.03 and was going to do some of the switching, but again, never got around to it.  With Mustang gearing it would be almost as much fun as a 4 speed.

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

Mike the big Block mustangs and Fairlane used a 2.40 low gear version. Same case. There's a long and short tailshaft version also. I think the truck and big cars used the long one while the Mustang/Fairlane version was shorter. 

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Yes, the 3.03 all synchro top loader first came out in 1963 trucks.  Dont know how long it was in production.  With some work the Mustang 3.03 gears, input shaft and collar will swap into the truck, I seem to recall. 

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

And it's a modern fully syncromesh toploader? By the way, there is another version that has close ratio gears. Mustang and Fairlane three speeds. David Kee's Toploader website will explain the   differences. The gears do swap, I have one of each.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Craig, yes it is the stock CJ setup for those years.  Here is a picture the guy had back when he was listing the trans and shifters for sale on ebay.  I did a little searching around this area but didnt get too far before some other project came up. 

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

I just tried to email that guy and got a bounce. Is this a stock setup for the jeep? Maybe I could find one on ebay or in a local scrapyard.



Craig

Trust me, you dont want a flathead 3 speed!

A shifter from Jeep 3 speed, 1976-1979 CJ, is supposed to work in a 3.03 all synchro.  The side shifter trunions need to be removed.  It will center the shifter in the floor.   This email is 3 or 4 years old, but he has done a lot of these shifter conversions and may have a Jeep shifter on hand:  Nv James 65 @ aol . com  .  No spaces. 

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

Does Lokar make one for that tranny?

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart)