Re: [AMC-list] Mid-Engine AMX

[Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I remember my old landlord's son having an '85ish Buick Riviera with this setup. A 455 Rocket motor was put in place of the Buick 350 and the trans had O/D to boot. The diff setup was similar to the Eagles and it bolted directly to the trans


From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
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The old model Toronado/Eldorado transaxle was a TH-400. It was basically 
the standard TH-400 with a transfer case directly on the back of the 
torque converter and housing with the main trans case to the right side. 
A special slim differential was "behind" the transmission (actually in 
the front) and the right drive shaft ran between the oil pan and bell 
housing. The later model smaller V-8 front drive models used a different 
transaxle, but I'm pretty sure they were still all longitudinal mount. 
The other front drive Caddys used a transverse mount and the same bolt 
pattern as the small GM V-6 and many four cylinders. The trans was 
obviously stronger, but based on the four cylinder designs. A beefed up 
Jeep 904 four cylinder trans would work with an old Caddy 4.0L/4.5L 
aluminum V-8 in front of it -- stick that where a 2.8L V-6 used to 
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