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Technical After Market Cruise Control.

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by SteveMaine, Sep 15, 2025.

  1. SteveMaine
    Joined: Dec 21, 2007
    Posts: 60

    SteveMaine
    Member

    I have a 48 Ford Conv. Stock engine with C-4 auto. Looking for a good cruise control. Thanks
     
  2. Hellfish
    Joined: Jun 19, 2002
    Posts: 6,785

    Hellfish
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    I've seen them on Summit... and they're not cheap. I have a manual, but I'm interested in the responses here.
     
  3. rockable
    Joined: Dec 21, 2009
    Posts: 5,016

    rockable
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    I have 2 Dakota Digital units made by Rostra. They both work well. You may have to glue magnets to your driveshaft. Don't know if the have a pulse generator for C4. I had to do that on my 61 Buick. Works fine.
     
  4. Matt Dudley
    Joined: Jan 13, 2024
    Posts: 363

    Matt Dudley
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    from New York

    Sad I remember when the Autoloc kits sat on a local parts store shelve for i think $50.
     
  5. Dakota Digital (Rostra) work well. Programming is sometimes a bit of a challenge, but they work very well.
     
  6. glennpm
    Joined: Mar 29, 2015
    Posts: 230

    glennpm

    The Rostra 250-1223 Universal Electronic Cruise Control is truly universal and requires no vacuum connection. I was going to use it on one of my bikes but fixed my old Audiovox vacuum operated one instead.
    https://tinyurl.com/ycyhetvs
     
  7. I am a bit o a dinosaur I guess. I still go to the salvage yards. I found one from a 1994 Caprice that is seeing duty on my 1950 Buick.

    Ben
     
  8. Greg Rogers
    Joined: Oct 11, 2016
    Posts: 1,011

    Greg Rogers
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    I have a never installed Dana Speedostat for $125 shipped to contenental US. PM if interested.
     
  9. BJR
    Joined: Mar 11, 2005
    Posts: 11,171

    BJR
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    I have a Dakota digital on my 49 Buick. Needed to screw on a pulse generator onto the 400 transmission, then the speedometer cable. It all came with the kit and works great. I would buy another, and probably will for my 56 T-Bird this winter.
     
  10. okiedokie
    Joined: Jul 5, 2005
    Posts: 4,927

    okiedokie
    Member
    from Ok

    I have used four Dakota Digital (Rostra) with great success. Dakota customer service is great.
     

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