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Sorry for the confusion the weird clutchless manuals and semi automatics in some cars has confused me quite a bit. I'm trying to select the best...
Yeah sorry for the confusion. I am acquiring parts to put this together and I'm jumping around quite a bit. I am buying and shipping the...
I found and worked a deal for the bellhousing for the hemi 3 spd for the short bell hemi 54,55 etc exactly what I need, dont know what it came...
it was suppose to stop the wheels from falling off when the wheels were loaded by acceleration forces or so I was told, wasn't really necessary...
aren't the factory 3spds behind the hemis the same trannies? I found an engine and bell housing etc but looking at my options for cars found the...
what years were the 3spds interchangeable from? I believe the trans is the same length with or without overdrive.
yeah I think I remember seeing something similar to the lamb brake your talking about and figured if this one was there, might as well use it if...
I found a 54 331 and a mid 50's dodge hemi both are automatics though so ill still need the bell housing clutch etc thanks for the help are the...
what will bolt to a 53 Plymouth manual 3spd it has an r10 overdrive too? I've heard people using similar years behind hemis, what fits and with...
thanks for all the help, guess I still have decisons to make, I wanted a manual trans but if I get the hemi I wont have any money in the budget...
Yeah I know how a modern trans brake works. but was kinda looking for a vintage option I don't know how or if it was done in the 50's, the trans...
yeah i was hoping since it was before the rear end gears and torque is multiplied it might help quite a bit but that's just theory. but I've also...
so i can pick up a '54 331 Chrysler hemi and matching trans I want to throw it in a ford and make a 50's style drag car that can actually run. my...
well this search ends in sadness, a friend had reported the cars were still there but the particular one i was looking for had been towed and...
thanks that's awesome, exactly what I was looking for. like I said the last time I saw it was 10 years ago but im going back hopefully this...
So ive been searching for a "new" project for a few months, mostly out of state stuff, including some on here. my problem has been atleast in my...
yeah guilty as charged, this site really is a wealth of first hand knowledge for pre 60's cars I cant add to it that much but thought id finally...
Well every time I get a project idea and I google it, it shows up on the hamb when I'm trying to identify this 3spd or that nail head adapter its...
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