Re: 67 AMERICAN WAGON ORDEAL

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The Torqueflite tranny will work fine. I put one in my 68 Rogue. The tranny crossmember needed some modification to accept the TF mount and to clear the speedometer cable. The original column shifter will not work without major modification, I used a floor mounted cable operated shifter. The tranny dipstick will not fit between the firewall and the bellhousing, so I used a Lokar flexible dipstick and mounted it on the right fenderwell. Go for it, it is a bulletproof tranny and not a hard swap.

On October 31, 2004 Richard Truesdell wrote:

> Hello everyone, been overseas for the past five weeks and still haven't gotten the latest edition to my herd back to SoCal, a clean 67 440 SW that I picked up in Las Vegas a month ago. Right now it's in barstow with a clogged radiator and a BW auto that won't shift in to third gear.
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> Fisrt, with the BW Flash-O-Matic, who has had problems with the 2-3 shift and short of a rebuild, what should I be looking at? A shop in Barstow wants $900 for a rebuild, which is about twice what I think it should be and looking at the TSM, there are some things they should be looking at. I was wondering if anyone else had any experience with this problem. Since I'm planning a V8 swap, I really don't want to spend more than $100 more to get this thing fixed. Any suggestions?
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> As I stated a month ago, I want to do a V8 swap in to this car. I have the 78 Concord 304/3-speed auto hatchback sitting in my driveway, am I best just using it as a donor car? Will the TorqueFlite physically fit without structural modificatiosn?
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> What I'm hoping to find, here on the west caost, is a V8 American donor car, in CA, AZ or NV. If anyone knows of any V8 Americans or Hornets for sale, can you please let me know. I am under the impression that a V8 Hornet/Gremlin/Concord/Spirit will make for a drop in swap after the crossmemeber is swapped out. I hate to break up the Concord V8 hatchback because they are so rare but the body is poor so maybe that's the best bet and will get the 67 wagon where I want it to be.
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> Will a radiator out of a Concord work in an American? Has anyone  made such a swap? Besides the hatchback, I have another 78 Concord which is a parts car and can take the radiator out of it.
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> As always, any suggestions are appreciated.
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> Richard Truesdell
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