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Thanks Thanks Guys - I appreciate the input. I bought this McLeod setup from a guy that had it custom engineered for a 435. You basically unbolt the front bearing housing from the 435 and replace it with a new housing that has the slave piston and bearing built into it. I double checked the...

Fishy Business A cylinder leak down test will quickly tell you if you've got a blown head gasket. And cooling system pressure test will tell you if you've got a blow intake manifold coolant passage gasket. If both of those pass, then I suspect that the water got into the cylinders by "some...

Anybody? So nobody is running a McLeod on a 435? Ok - different question. How many are running ANY internal hydro throw-out bearing setup with a master cylinder mounted at the speedo cable hole? Are you using a 3/4 inch master and what's the pedal effort/travel feel like? thanks Jim

Is anybody running a McLeod Internal hydraulic Throwout bearing with their NP435? I have the driveline installed and I'm ready to hang the 3/4 inch Wilwood clutch master cylinder on the firewall. All the installs I've seen use the Speedo cable hole in the firewall. That looks like it would put...

Can someone point me to the post about the "best" donors for a 4R70W? I know I saw one on here before - but search isn't finding it... 98 and newer Exploder and 3.8 V6/any truck with a 5.0? thx Jim

Goodbye AOD, hello 4R70W OK - thinking that I'm going to look for a 4R70W tomorrow in the bone yards. Questions: Can I use the output shaft from my AOD in the 4R70W? (I know it fits my D20) I assume the AOD adapter from Advance will work? You guys already told me that above... Since I...

But a 4R70W requires a $400??? Baumann engineering controller - or did I miss something? I understand the advantage of having direct control that a trans controller gives you, but I was really hoping to just rebuild this AOD and be done with it - now it looks like I need to find a the WR...

I found this 4R70W gearset on Flea-bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180660950920&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT Is this all I need for the wide ratio gearset swap into an AOD, or do I need a bunch of other stuff that's going to make me want to buy a complete 4R70W...

well crap - looks like I have a close ratio AOD... the gear on the bottom of the basket that fits down into the planetaries only has 36 teeth on it... crap crap crap... I really didn't want to go pick n pull scrounging for a 4R70W gearset but I guess I will now... Jim

OK - I 've just torn apart my AOD and need some help figuring out what I've got - and what parts are needed for a rebuild. Case P/N: RF-E9DP-7006-AA That seems to decode as an 89 AOD trans - but there's a big "88" stamped in the top of the case - so maybe it was cast in 88 but built into an 89...

Top Loader available OK guys - I have my Top loader and the V8 manual adapter (modified for the top loader per the comments above) removed from the Bronco. Also have the shifter and fiberglass shifter cover. The top loader is a close ratio iron case - from a 1969 Torino according to the tag on...

Do you get a good stream of fluid when you bleed the rear cylinders? I just replaced the rear center flex hose on mine - it was plugged with crap (or the rubber had collapsed). I was getting no fluid to either wheel cylinder. (77 with manual disc/drum combo if it matters). Do a search for the...

OK thanks So now I know the C4 and V8 3 speed adapters are different. Is the spud shaft that "lives" inside the adapter housing also different? Nevertheless I'm probably going to just go buy the complete C4/D20 setup - and just sell my old D20 later. Anybody in Texas need a top loader 4 speed...

OK - I battled the wasp nests - crawled under my Bronco, and measured the adapter housing behind the Toploader. It is about 8 3/4 inches long - that makes it a V8 adapter housing, right? There is a metal plug pressed into a hole on the trans end - I seem to remember that this is so a shifter...

Thanks everyone - can you guys check on whether the toploader uses the V8 or the I6 intermediate housing ? I seem to remember that the i-housing had an extra hole drilled in it - and some type of metal plug from Advance adapters so that the t-case shifter rods would clear ? I have 2 options -...

Back many years ago, when I was young and stupid, I pulled the FACTORY C4 out of my 77 and put in a Ford Toploader. I don't even know if it is wide or close ratio, but I've never liked the linkage or the hole I cut in the tunnel... so I'm about to buy a C4, rebuild it - and put it back the way...

Thanks for the advice - I will sign up for the local website. I recently moved back to Austin (after being away for 20 years) from Michigan. Although I was close to Jeff's - my Bronco didn't get alot of love - and sitting outside in Michigan didn't do it alot of good. I'll gladly accept some...

thanks again for the input. I've found a few posts on the merits of sheet metal from various vendors - and the difficultly in fitting it. I'm curious now - is Dennis Carpenter the ONLY source for the EB repair panels? I know that some sites list "import" parts - I assume that these are...

ok - follow-up question OK - thanks for the advice when you say "graft on" the gas filler doors - do you mean the rear quarters are available, but I will have to somehow graft on my existing square doors to a quarter panel that has the round (66-76?) gas filler holes in it? I will check my...

I've searched on rust repair and looked up the repair panels on the JBG site - and I still need an expert to answer this question: What panels can I NOT buy to repair my 77 Sport? I found most (all?) of the floor panels and the door posts (which I know I need). Can I buy rear fenders? The...