Carl,

The earlier Ford O Matic's had the ring gear attached to the torque converter and the flexplate was a sort of square looking device.  The later Cruise O Matic had the ring gear attached to the flex plate like all the other later model Fords.  The key is whether or not the ring gear is attached to the flex plate or the torque converter.  Hope this helps. 

Butch

Butch Lawson

Manchester,  TN

Butch  How is the flex plate different from a 55 56 fordamatic.i parted out a 62 ford a couple of years ago with a 292 and it had a cruisamatic i sold the alum bellhousing but should still have flexplate.can you describe it   Carl

Carl,

Do you have a flexplate for a 59-62 cruise o matic y-block?  Thanks.   

Butch

Butch Lawson

Manchester,  TN

Roger  my home e mail address is cl56vic@yahoo.com so e mail me here if it will be easer for you  there is a difference in the 2 barrel and 4 barrel kick down rods  they are the same length but have a different bend   carl

Any 56 convertible parts?

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

Don't let the core charge stop you, I have several cores, if you need one let me know.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

NAPA has them but they are an exchange only item. If you catch a decent guy he may sell you one straight up or if you get an idiot he may not know the difference and take an old type in exchange. Try them out! Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Check out your local NAPA store for a 57 up rebuilt dist! I bought 3 a few months ago and the price was right. If I remember they were around 50 bucks. On a different note Carquest still has rebuilt water pumps for the car engine, around $30 each. You will be surprised at what is still available if you can talk the counter person into digging around in the old parts books. The best thing you can do is get one person at the store interested in your project, let them know what you want, and give them a few days too research the old books. Another good tip is to ask them for outdated parts books as they replace them with new ones and look up the numbers yourself then call and see if the part is still available. Takes a little time to develope a relationship, but it has worked for me. Didn't mean to get on my soapbox, but maybe it will help you down the road.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Rorer do you still need the linkage for the carb.  carl

Roger, there is a later dist on ebay # 330077641893. Check it out it may be the ticket your looking for.

-Gary Burnette-