Is this the same "Guts" that is in the SROD transpission that was in the
Broncos?
SROD= Single rail over drive
Doug
John Crawley wrote:
> Jim:
> It seems like you have the same overdrive top-loader that I put into my TIGER.
> They were installed in 79 Granadas and are overdrive trans. They achieved this
> by using the old 4th 1:1 as a third gear and the third gear as a fourth
> overdrive. The 1.27 ratio came in the 6 cylinder Granada and the 1.30 came
>with
> the V-8. You are correct - the linkage lever was turned top to bottom and a
> different linkage rod used to make it shift in the correct pattern. These are
> good sound top loaders and will run all day in 3 or 4. They have an upgraded
> lay shaft that has extra oiling groves machined into the bearing surfaces to
> allow them to run in 3rd. The big problem seems to be that they tend to wear
> output tailshaft bearing shells a little faster for some strange reason. I
>have
> an upgrade number from Ford to help this if you like. I have been told that
>O.D
> trans. will last just a long as an standard top-loader in 1, 2, 3 gears but
>that
> you should use a little more care about hammering it in 4th but I have not had
> any problem with mine and I have run it for 10,000 mi. Your top end must be
> wicked with the 351 and O.D. . . I can run the speedo into the serial numbers
> with a 289 in my TIGER
> With the O.D. you can run a lower rear end and still be reasonable on the
> hi-way. I also added an additive to the trans. oil to help make it a little
> quieter in 4th.
> Godspeed
> Jc
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