Ok, PM sent.

Marc. I did not receive your email. Send me a PM through this site or you can call me @ 334-227-3004.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Thanks Glen, it's certainly worth a shot. I sent you an email with my address.

Marc, I'm not fimiliar with the trans that you have, but I have a bell housing from a 64 that had the granny four speed. You can have it for shipping cost plus a few bucks for gas to the post office.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

That's interesting John. Being a cheapskate, I'm reluctant to just get another transmission that will fit, so if I can dig up a '64 bellhousing that'll be good.

If I can find a truck with this bellhousing being parted out, is there anything else I should grab from the truck to make it work?

Marc, Ford offered the NP as an option in 64 so you might able to find a bellhousing.

http://ford-y-block.com 

20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

Some NP trans have shift rails in the top cover that extend forward and will not allow it to fit a Y bellhousing without alteration. Don't know if this could be a problem for you.

Howdy,





There's a LOT of adapters out there to make several transmissions work with a Y-block.



You best bet might be a Borg-Warner T-98 though........ It's a synchro 4 speed with a (non-synchro) "granny" low first gear. You can still buy all the parts for them and like the HD model I took out of my 55 F-600, they're largely unbreakable.





Cheers,





Rick


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I've been racking up the miles finally on the old truck, and I'm enjoying the heck out of it but I'm not exactly filled with confidence in the 360 that's in there now. It runs well, holds good oil pressure even when warmed up and idling, but I have no history on it so I'm a little reluctant to trust it. For all I know it could have 200,000 miles and went straight from the junkyard to my truck.

Anyway, I've got a 312 out of a 3-speed '57 that I do trust ready to go in, I'm just waiting for the 360 to crap out someday. The truck has a NP435 granny 4-speed that I'm happy with since it really fits the way I drive the truck. I'm not planning to race it, just drive it around town and to shows once in a while.

Is there an adapter that will allow me to use the 312 with this transmission? I know I'll need a front mount and most likely a new bellhousing, and new exhaust pipes. The bellhousing that's in there now doesn't have the mount ears, instead there's a mount underneath the tranny bolted to the crossmember. From what I can tell by numbers and such, the engine and tranny are from 1973. The hydraulic clutch setup is still there and working with the 4-speed.