Rich;
-I used the term "Clutchflite" loosely here. Me thinks the original
design was Chrysler because they were built to be mated to the Hemi's
used in Top Fuelers & Funny Cars.
-Subsequent offerings came out for both Ford & Chevy products. I
remember perusing the catalogs at the local speed shop...in the '70's
the Ford set-up was running $300.00-$400.00 just for the patented
Clutchflite stuff. A flywheel, scattershield, etc. was still
additional $$. Some "tricked-out" older street-rods still use this
set-up, especially if your wife doesn't go for all that macho-shifting
stuff & needs to drive the car as a "grocery-getter" once in awhile.
-I once put a HI-PO 289 into a between-the-seats '66 Econoline. I had
a top-loader 4-speed in it too. The hassle of 6-8' (really!) long
shift linkage & all the "bushings" I had to use to ensure relatively
smooth shifting was a pain. The shifter was from a big-block (390)
Cyclone GT and I mounted it IN FRONT OF the engine box between the
seats. I also utilized the ORIGINAL AUTOMATIC linkage for reverse (it
had the EXACT throw I needed) because the std. Ford reverse I had was
over & back...which would have put it UNDER THE DRIVER'S seat. I was
just about to put the "old" C-4 back into it with a "Ford Clutchflite"
but then I got married, sold the car, etc. so it never came into
fruition.
-Maybe eons from now when I rebuild the 289 in my TIGER, (it only has
about 15K miles on a rebuilt engine now) I might consider the
Clutchflite option.
Phil
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Subject: Clutchflite
Author: Rick Fedorchak <richard.fedorchak@gsfc.nasa.gov> at ~INTERNET
Date: 6/25/96 9:31 AM
I thought that a "Clutchflite" trans was basically a _ Chrysler torqueflite_
trans with a clutch in place of a torque converter.
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