Question for the Ford folks.

[MomsDuster]

I have a buddy with a 1964 Ford Falcon with a 170 cid 6cyl three on the tree. He’s wanting to put an automatic overdrive transmission in it. Are there any direct bolt ups for that engine? Or maybe a better question is, What would it take to put an overdrive transmission on that 170?

 

[sr71mopar]

Those engines had a unique bolt pattern. Not much fits them.

 

[Unconventional]

If I member right all the bell housing bolt patterns changed after the '65 model year.

 

[Inertia]

5 bolt to block early, 6 bolt to block later .

 

[Unconventional]

5 bolt to block early, 6 bolt to block later .

One reason I didn't mess with that '65 T-Bird I inherited.

 

[33IMP]

Consider a 300" inline six/AOD swap ?

 

[junkyardhero]

Consider a 300" inline six/AOD swap ?

the 300 swap would be about as much trouble as a V8 swap...

 

[lemondana]

A custom made adapter.

 

[Unconventional]

A custom made adapter.

There's a shop just up the beach from here that does a lot of unusual adapters. Let me see if I can find his link.

 

[Unconventional]

They not in Grover Beach anymore.

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[RustyRatRod]

I have a buddy with a 1964 Ford Falcon with a 170 cid 6cyl three on the tree. He’s wanting to put an automatic overdrive transmission in it. Are there any direct bolt ups for that engine? Or maybe a better question is, What would it take to put an overdrive transmission on that 170?

Here's an adapter that'll put a T5 behind it, it appears. You could leave the stock bellhousing and clutch linkage in place. I know you said automatic, but that would probably be an easy swap.....although you may have to do transmission tunnel mods similar to an A body. You'd likely have to do them with an automatic anyway.

MT1101 1964 and older Ford bellhousing from car with 6.5" depth to '82-'93 Ford T-5

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transmissionadapters.com

 

[d5667]

When you are dealing with ford you had better have your act together. You would be well off to buy a Lincoln mark 7 88 89 90 5.0 AOD they don’t go very high and you can use quite a few parts