re: Replies (any difference in manual/auto trans AMC six)

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" From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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" Anecdotal:
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" My 76 Gremlin has a multipattern bell.

by then they were definitely using both trannies; in fact the '76 grem
was the last t-14 user.  i don't know if the t150 started sneaking in
late '74; '75 was the first full year.

"  It had the T14 installed, but I have T-150 w/od for it.

you might want to stay 'authentic' or have a column shift you want to
keep, but if neither of those are important and you still want an o/d,
hunt up an iron cased 4sp o/d from a late-'70s granada.  this is a
direct drop-in for the t150 3sp; same length, splines, bolt pattern -
even rear mount i believe.  you also need a 4sp shifter but you can
put it in the stock 3sp floor location.

fyi they converted the conventional toploader 4sp - which from a small
or midsize ford is also a drop-in swap - by reversing the 3-4 shift so
that '3rd' is 1:1, then regearing so that '4th' is overdrive instead
of underdrive.  there are two gearsets: '79-up v8s have a 30% o/d with
1st and 2nd very close to the 150t; all others have a 20% o/d with 1st
and 2nd lower [not taller as you'd think].

i believe some early/mid '80s pickups also had these iron cased
overdrives.  cars except for the early granada went to the 'srod',
which is the toploader redesigned into an aluminum case with t5-like
internal shifter and unaccountably 5/8" longer input shaft, though the
proper granada input can be used.

" > " From: farna@xxxxxxx
" > " 
" > " 
" > " It's interesting to hear that your 74 has the multi-pattern bell
" > " housing. I didn't think it came into use until 1977 when the SR-4 came
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