Re: [Amc-list] Early 80's 4-cyl bellhousing

["oldcars@xxxxxxxxx" <oldcars@xxxxxxxxx>]

Andy, 

    The T-86 with overdrive was given to me years ago. I believe it
originally came from 
a Studebaker from the 50's or 60's. It has side-mounted shift levers.
I will have to check the input shaft length - it looks like the same as an
AMC. 

    The SR4 has a top gear ratio of 1:1....trying to get O/D to make the
car even
more practical to drive. 

Jim



Original Message:
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From:  adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:06:52 -0400 (EDT)
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Early 80's 4-cyl bellhousing


" From: "oldcars@xxxxxxxxx" <oldcars@xxxxxxxxx>
" 
" One more question...
" 
" I have an 81 Concord 4 cyl 4 speed, which has been laid up for a long
" while. 
" I have to fix the clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder, and replace
" the windshield.
" 
" However, I came across a T-86 with overdrive
" 
" I would love to team up the overdrive with the 4 cylinder, so it would
have
" good
" crusing mileage. 
" 
" Are there any other patterns likely to be drilled into the bell, or only
" the SR4/T4/T5?

that may be the only one drilled, but if it's a multipattern it'll
have places for the t150/t176/7/8 and t14/t96, and t18 too i'll bet.
but none of those match the t86, and afaik the bell is too shallow
also - the t86 needs deep bells like the t10, t89, and t15.

but why the t86 in the first place?  t5s have o/d [5th] and there are
toploader overdrives [from '70s granadas] that'll bolt up too.

in addition, that 4-cyl is a poncho with a chevy sbc bolt pattern, so
there are many trannies with o/d top gears you could opt for if you
used a gm bell.

trans-dapt - if they're still around - may have a gm bell to t86
adapter originally intended for engine swaps.
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