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The only thing I would do differently is get a little more leverage. I’m planning on fixing that this winter. I used 3/4 bar stock for everything. It’s very solid feeling and doesn’t flex at all. I would be afraid to try anything smaller but I see no need to go bigger. The piece on the floor...

If you looked at an a0/a1 truck right beside an a2 you’d see how huge the differences will be. A&H recon shop in MA is who built the a2 I saw. The guy recently had it for sale on fb and the ad said he paid $10,000 to have the 8ll put in.

I feel like my 855 is a beast now that I have a turbo and fuel button. RR is always the way to go! I just can’t stand automatics because they tend to be unreliable. My 923a2 was the first automatic I’ve ever owned and it literally lasted me a week before it turned into a 3 speed.

Like @simp5782 said, yours will be totally different with the 8.3. I believe you’ll need a different flywheel housing/engine mounts as well. I saw an a2 with an 8ll and they also swapped to an a0 style front driveshaft with the carrier bearing. It has been done though.

I finally added up the cost of everything. The whole job cost $2800. A lot of money but still cheaper than a rebuilt Allison. $1550 of it was trans, bell housing, clutch, flywheel, and shifter. The fancy u joint was $300. The rest was $20 here and $100 there. The small stuff adds up quick. All...

Thank you!

Haha awesome thank you! I’ve probably watched it 50 times for the same reason.

Thanks. Yes I put a turbo on it with 5” down pipe and a 6” stack. It’s loud but not “too” loud.

Thanks guys. It’s like a whole new truck now. Definitely worth the work.

Got about 40 miles on it so far with no issues. I love it. Gonna take some practice though. Today was my first time ever really driving a big trans.

If nothing flies apart tomorrow, this project is done. A little over 3 months of work. I didn’t keep track of the hours but it was a lot. Fairly straightforward job and not nearly as difficult as I expected.

Got my clutch done today minus paint. Ready for a test drive tomorrow. I’ll try to get a decent video.

Finally got my driveshaft in with the spacer and drove it around the yard a little. I took a short, crappy video but it’s better than no video.

It honestly blew my mind how easy it is to operate with the setup I’ve made so far. I actually talked to another guy that used the setup from an 809 but I’ve never even seen one in person.

Not had any exciting updates lately. Just been putting everything back together. Got started on the clutch. Decided to go with a linkage. Just need to finish that and put the left front fender back on and it will be done. Hoping to drive it next weekend.

Thank you! I need to get it done...getting burned out on working on it. I didn’t realize how tiny the cab is until I started trying to get a clutch pedal crammed in there. Not much knee room.

Shifter is done and 3” cab lift is done. Basically just down to the clutch pedal. And currently thinking the hydraulic setup would have been worth the money.

Got the hood back on today 3” higher than it was.

Awesome! I’ve never even drove one. I have high hopes though.

Pulled the hood off today to make a spacer for it. Got the shifter finished up and painted. Had to bend the throttle linkage to get it hooked up with the cab raised, got all that business adjusted properly. Only hard part left is the clutch pedal.