f100matt wrote:So the three speed overdrive is almost bolt in, thought i saw a post somewhere that said they had a hydrolic clutch?
The four speed would be out of a full size car? would it need to be off a 352, or will it bolt to my stock bell housing? I have mustang buckets in my pickup so i don't thing the shifter being too far back is a big problem.
You would not want a Toploader out of Big Block Car (352). You would need to get the bellhousing too.
If you get a Toploader out of a smallblock car your truck bell housing will work.
I like the three speed over drive idea. If you are not racing or hauling alot. You will be able to use you exsisitng clutch.
If you look at the threespeed with over drive Transmission line up next to a toploader transmission. They will look very close to the same. There is a quickway to tell the difference.
New Three Speed with overdrive Will only have four holes(outer bolt pattern) to bolt the transmission to the bell housing.
4 spd Toploader will have eight mounting hole Outer pattern and inner pattern.
(before some else brings it up, there is a exception to this . The very first year (1964??)or couple years of toploaders had only 4 holes. Inner square pattern. You will not likely run into one of these.)
