Fordomatic, Cruiseomatic (C6), FMX, Toploader (T&C) 3&4 speeds (but, with the shift mount on the tailshaft). THey have to have the FE bellhousing (of course).
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I think there was a post on fordfe board saying somebody is making an adapter to put an AOD behind fe's now.
In addition, the earlier cars had Borg-Warner three speeds (some with overdrive)and T-10 four speeds. The T & C three speed came out in '63, the four speed in model year 1965 (mid-year as I recall).
El C - A cruise-o-matic is not a C6 is it?? I got a question for all you, what after market floor shift can you use with a cruise-o-matic?? I havent found one yet. I heard you can use ones like a B&M, but you have to bypass the OD..
[ QUOTE ] El C - A cruise-o-matic is not a C6 is it?? I got a question for all you, what after market floor shift can you use with a cruise-o-matic?? I havent found one yet. I heard you can use ones like a B&M, but you have to bypass the OD.. [/ QUOTE ] Hurst makes one for the cruis-a-matic. You should be able to call any speed catalog store (there's a gazillion of 'em) and get what you want. The only thing that will bolt to an FE is an FE specific*******, or a standard using an FE bellhousing. IE if you get the C6 out of someones small block mustang it won't fit.
I think the maker of the aod conversion is lentech. but they don't list it on their website. www.lentechautomatics.com Garth
radshit that site rules, thanks! Ive got a 390, and it says I could put any chevy v8******* onto it! im lookin into THIS!
Shouldn't be too hard to find an FE C6*******. damn near every early to mid 70's ford pickup with a 360 or 390 had 'em. That'd be for the late bell housing bolt pattern though
[ QUOTE ] Early and Late bell patterns for the blocks. Cant put a C6 on early. Cut off year 1967?? [/ QUOTE ] FE's have one bell pattern. Any FE C-6 will bolt up to any FE block. I think it was the MEL's had an early/late bell pattern. The early pattern was shared with the FE.
FE's have one bell pattern. Any FE C-6 will bolt up to any FE block. I think it was the MEL's had an early/late bell pattern. The early pattern was shared with the FE. So you're saying you can pull a CruiseOMatic off a 59 352 and bolt on a C6? Lots of books will disagree with you, at least for the earliest years.
286 ... you may be right. I'm no expert and don't have any really early FE's to compare. I thought that the bell patterns were the same for all FE's ... the problem you would run into when bolting a C-6 behind a early FE was the different type starters. Early starters were of the same design as the Y-blocks. This is easily corrected by using the later style starter. I guess I could poll the FE forum to be sure.
I think all F E motors have the same bellhousing pattern. When I put a 4sp in my 56 Merc.(390 GT motor) I used an old 332 cu in truck bellhousing, as it had the rite knuckle for the stock clutch linkage. That would be one of the first F E motors..............OLDBEET
I'm running a '59 three speed overdrive******* and bell with a '67 390 combo in my Ranchero.It bolted right up...
The only problem i remember hearing about is making sure you have the correct spacer plate. because the older transmissions and the C-6's had a different thickness of plate... again take this info for as much as you paid for it Garth
I used an old 332 cu in truck bellhousing, as it had the rite knuckle for the stock clutch linkage. That would be one of the first F E motors..... Ford never put the 332 FE in a truck. You may be thinking of the 332 Big Truck motor which was a revised Lincoln Y block style. Same cubes, different motor. You other guys may be right about the Cruiso/C6 difference; it has been ages since I played with 390's. And I didnt have the benefit of all the knowledge that is at my fingertips these days.
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