I'm about to put my 84 617.951 (300SD) engine and 83 240D 4 speed into my 79 240D chassis. (I pulled it out of my 83 240D chassis) I was considering pulling the 79 4 speed tranny and bolting it to he 84 engine so that I wouldn't have to mess with the shifter, but it appears a little shorter. Does anyone know if I will have to pull the whole shifter, or, will I only need to change out the rods?

The 79 is the one with all the levers pointing up, but you probably know that already.

Thanks in advance.

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Resurrected Nov 2010 - 79 240(SD) with 83 617 engine and 4 speed manual, 2.88 rear and 2.5" straight pipe unknown mileage (Salmon)
83 240D parting out
96 Dodge Cummins 5 sp 4X4 long bed - 310k

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