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Originally Posted by Intrigued
Ahh, yes. A man who plays with the Big Boys.  Some of that I've heard of; some not.
Back to the tranny stuff: I still haven't had a chance to talk to Dad yet, but synchros have not been around all that long. If I remember right (someone in the know correct me here  ), on the '49 to '51 Fords, there was only partial synchronization, and grinding down teeth helped a lot. It would help with mass, for sure. A '51 Victoria with the Mercury engine, Offy intake and two 2-barrel carbs, milled heads, and a 3-speed with overdrive was the first car I ever drove... |
My first car was a '52 Ford Coupe - got me hooked on Coupes early in life!
I put a '52 Merc engine in it, with a 3/4" stroker kit - and eventually an '52 Olds 303 with a Vertex magneto and (wow) electric fuel pump!
These were all bolted up to 3-speed Ford trannies. They lasted about 6-months, on average - and, only second and third gear had syncros on them. If you wanted to shift into first gear, you had to come to a stop, or lock up the rear wheels.
I'm 99.9% sure the '49-'51 Ford trannies were the same, but the front-suspensions sucked! That was the main difference - bodywork aside...
