I don't think he has an adapter that it will work with.  Gary (speedpro56) put one in his 'bird.  I think he said the aftermarket ones come with something you can drill to fit the bellhousing, I guess a front plate of the transmission.


Lawrenceville, GA

First thank you all for the replies guys.  I don't know enough yet to know how much I don't know.

Charlie,

So it is safe to assume that since only y block trannys bolt to y block engines the tranny current in my 1948 F5 (which came originally came from Ford with a flathead) is not the original 4 speed tranny to the truck?

Michael

I'm not sure.  There were adapters and bellhousings made by the aftermarket at the time to swap Y-Blocks into older vehicles while retaining the rest of the stock driveline.  However an F5, being the more heavy duty truck that it is, would not have been the target of such hot rod parts.  I don't know if those things would have worked for that.

If you go to eBay and search for Y-Block Bellhousing, you will see all of the Factory Y-Block offerings as well as an Offenhauser transmission adapter for '32-'50 transmissions.  You can use those images to help id what you have.  Another thing to do is to look for a model number or date code on the transmission but if it is all gunked up like most things that old are, it may not be easy to find.


Lawrenceville, GA

If the tranny in your truck is one of the "granny low gear" ones, it is probably a Borg Warner T98.  That tranny was used for many years, and was available in later Y Block trucks.  A Y-Block bell housing for a T98 would connect the Y to the original tranny.  However, it is NOT an overdrive tranny, it is a 4 speed with a super low, seldom used 1st gear, but high gear is a strictly 1:1 ratio.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

I have often wondered how it would work if you put a 3.00 reare end behind one of those granny low 4 speeds and started out in 1st with it?

At the moment on e-bay,  there are 2 truck y block bell housings for the "narrow" bolt pattern transmissions. This is the pattern most all the adapters are made for. These are hard to find and this one is very reasonable. I'll try to post the link but they are listed on e-bay, vintage car and truck parts, "Ford y block bell housing."  Hope this helps, JEFF....     hhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/54-55-56-64-FORD-TRUCK-V8-Y-BLOCK-BELLHOUSING-TAAM-7506-BF100-239-272-292-312/112983393526?hash=item1a4e55c4f6:g:QCkAAOSwR65aytE5


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