Hey guys, been a while since my last post, but long story short, my "built" 302 and ratchet shifter pootched my c4. Hard shifts and some decent acceleration on the stock tranny did it in. Now she slips in and out of gear. So, i decided i didnt even want to find out what went wrong, i just wanted it gone in favour of a manual transmission. I was cruising around craigslist and saw a guy who said he had a 4 speed ford tranny that was mated to a 289. I gathered some cash and went to take a look. Turns out it was exactly what i thought, a 4 speed toploader! coded (HEH-BS). Being tht he was a chevy guy, he had no clue on the worth so i offered him 180 bucks, and he took it! Came with a bellhousing and hurst competition shifter. Took the top plate off at home, and it all looks good, syncros etc. It had sat 25 years apparently, so i wanted to be be sure of its condition. Luckily sat with oil in it! :grin:
Found out it is a falcon top-loader, and that it would require an adapter plate for the shifter in order to fit in my 67 coupe. For 110 bucks I got an adapter plate and extended shift levers. Still a great deal! Seeing it was not in need of huge repairs, i decided im just gonna run it, due to my budget. Just input/ output shaft seal replacement for now. Fingers crossed! I got some high temp plasti kote and took to detailing the trans, followed by a fresh clear. Take a look and let me know what you guys think! hopefully didn't go too hog wild on the colors.
And lastly...a few questions... what should i do about my driveshaft and existing yolk? will the yolk fit the output? should I just chuck my driveshaft and have a new one made? And i need a new clutch and flywheel. 164 tooth i believe? whats the correct clutch size for the setup? Thanks a ton guys!
Found out it is a falcon top-loader, and that it would require an adapter plate for the shifter in order to fit in my 67 coupe. For 110 bucks I got an adapter plate and extended shift levers. Still a great deal! Seeing it was not in need of huge repairs, i decided im just gonna run it, due to my budget. Just input/ output shaft seal replacement for now. Fingers crossed! I got some high temp plasti kote and took to detailing the trans, followed by a fresh clear. Take a look and let me know what you guys think! hopefully didn't go too hog wild on the colors.
And lastly...a few questions... what should i do about my driveshaft and existing yolk? will the yolk fit the output? should I just chuck my driveshaft and have a new one made? And i need a new clutch and flywheel. 164 tooth i believe? whats the correct clutch size for the setup? Thanks a ton guys!