This may be a little off topic, BUT I'm getting ready to tear in to my wife's 59 Edsel & want to upgrade the tranny while I'm there. It's a 292 with the stock 2 speed right now & I'd like some opinions on the best  tranny to put in with the least amount of trouble.

It's going to be a driver that she takes to shows.

Thanks in advance,

Butch "In a world filled with stress it is better to give than to receive"

Butch: Is your Fordomatic the true 2 spd type or the more common 2 spd in Drive mode, c/w a seperate low gear?

Paul

If it's an automatic you want, the best options as far as I concerned is a C-4 or an AOD.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

It's the common 2 spd in Drive mode, c/w a seperate low gear.



Butch "In a world filled with stress it is better to give than to receive"

If you plan to make a lot of HP the C-4 can be made pretty tough. If its for cruising I vote AOD. I put one in my Vicky and love it. I can run a 4:10 rear gear on the street and still have econmomic highway driving. Chuck in NH

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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

I put a C-4 in mine. I don't do that much freeway driving but lots of secondary roads. I love it and it was a simple install. Flat-O bell housing, new starter. Lokar kick down and a vacuum line to the intake, modified the stock rear mount cross member and thats it. I even used the original shift linkage (had to shorten it) and the column shift indicator line up fine.

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ

FMX is the one i like and no kit to buy.

Moonshadow, what AOD did you use & did you buy a kit or make your own adapter?

Butch "In a world filled with stress it is better to give than to receive"

I used one from an early Mustang. 89 I think. Got the kit from Bendtsen's and fit was great. I did have the drive shaft remade with a different front yoke and longer. Chuck in NH

http://www.transmissionadapters.com/Pricing.htm

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

This is the same adapter I have for my 292 E4OD combo.



It fits great! Expensive though (isn't everything?)







I'm sure everybody is getting sick of this picture!!





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1955 F-600/272/E4OD// Disclaimer: No animals were injured while test driving my F-600 except the ones I ran over intentionally!

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