Re: Ouch T-5

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The American is my HOBBY. Not my lets see how much money I can throw at this car project. I try to keep prices sane and do things myself. Sure I could run out and by the 3650 and a centrifical supercharger. Then I would need a rear axle. Oh, then a good blwproof bellhousing, wait a driveshaft loop, Oh by the way, Lets get the newest Exhaust Diffusing, Plasma unit. 
  You get the idea.
Call it Rambler mentality if you will, It is my car.
I'm doing it my way :]



Mark Price
mpriceATwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:06:38 -0400 (EDT)

>" From: "Edwin Atwood" <javelin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>" why not just use tremec 3650... i think it is!!! used it in my 68 jav and
>" only had to shorten input about 5/8 of an inch bolted right up to amc bell
>" [t-150] pattern ...these tranny's much better than w.c. or non w.c.and
>" definately better than those borg 4-sp's
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>mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx has pre-shortened tremecs.
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>the tremec was originally made to replace the srod toploader.  for no
>apparent reason, ford made the inputs on these 5/8" longer than all
>the 3sp and 4sp toploaders that preceded them, including the t150 that
>amc used.  tremec still makes the long inputs, but they also make
>chevy inputs [with tooling mike forte paid for] and for all i know,
>'short' ford inputs too.  but i know mike has had a local machine shop
>shorten inputs by the batch, probably a good deal cheaper than you
>could one-off, iirc $50 in the tranny.
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>these don't have replaceable 5th like the t5, and until recently their
>gears roughly paralleled the stock 5.0 t5 ratios, but tremec has
>started making a close-ratio hd with an 0.83 5th [a little -too- close
>for my taste].
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>Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
>internet rambler                            is to see what all have seen
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>adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                       and think what none thought
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