Re: [Amc-list] 196/SR-4

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Rather than go with all the hassles.
I'd go to the 94-95 T5 as suggested.
It would be very easy to make a plate that centered on the existing bell hole and then centered the T5.
The nice long input on the newer T5 gives you plenty of room.
Coutner sunk allen heads to bolt the plate to the bell. 
The plate can be plenty thick to accept the bolts to mount the trans.
Hey, you can probably find a plate to modify if you look.


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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> On Fri, 2 May 2008, Frank Swygert wrote:
> 
> > I supplied that info! The SR-4s top two mounting holes match up
> > to the top two of a 196. The bottom holes are way further down
> > on the SR-4 than the old T-96, and I believe further down than
> > "Tri-Power" T-96s (the lower bolts are lower on 63+ Calssic/64+
> > American T-96 trannys and bells). Would be easy to make a 1/4"
> > steel plate adapter with flush bolts through the adapter into
> > the lower bell bolt holes, then nuts and bolts through the
> > lower holes on the trans.
> 
> Cool! That's the T-14 pattern then, almost certainly. Yeah,
> I'd mill out clearance aroudn the lower two holes, and fit a
> steel plate that lowers the two holes. Nuts'n'bolts as you say.
> 
> 
> > The bigger bearing adapter is the
> > clincher. The hole in the adapter would have to be perfectly
> > centered and fit the SR-4 bearing retainer. The front bearing
> > itself is much bigger on the SR-4 compared to the T-96, you
> > can't swap the retainers like I did when using a T-96 in a
> > multi-pattern bell. I redrilled the retainer to fit the T-96.
> 
> I don't quite picture what you said here... so the SR-4 (and
> presumably T-4) bearing retainer is bigger than the T-96. What
> do you mean by redrilling the retainer?
> 
> Enlarging the center hole on the bellhousing would be a PITA. Off
> center would really suck!
> 
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