Posted by Charlie (IP: 171.214.76.50) on February 06, 2000 at 15:47:28:
In Reply to: Transmission swap posted by Tod on February 05, 2000 at 12:12:50:
If either of you guys put in a toploader I'd like to know what shifter you used. The transmission fits fine, but my shift linkage did not. I had to hack up my tunnel and use a piece of Mustang II tunnel to make it fit. (I have the larger tunnel, not the 69.5 tunnel) I used a Hurst-type Mr. Gasket shifter. I had a factory '68 Mustang shifter and it did not fit either. No companies offer a 4-spd shifter for the Maverick, but you might be able to piece one together since Hurst sells them all seperately.
I'm sure there is a better way to make the Toploader fit, and if you guys could do it I'd be interested in any information, but from what I've learned, the Borq Warner T10 is a better swap.
If you don't like 3 gears, then for automatics you'd have to use an AOD.
Stick shifts are worth it though, even for all that trouble. -CP
: I've got a 73 Grabber I'm starting on this summer. The only thing I don't like is the 3 speed manual tranny. 1st is way too low and the ratios are too far apart.
: I don't want to start hacking sheet metal since it's in really good shape but do want to put a different tranny in it. What would fit without irreversible modifications? Automatic with a floor shift is okay, 4 or 5 speed would be better.
: Swapping brackets or pieces is fine, just no cutting. I'd like to be able to put it back stock at some point.