P7230732.JPG 1014 hits | 46.73 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 AOD shift lever modified to work with 67 Ranchero column shift.
P7230733.JPG 1111 hits | 55.29 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 AOD shift lever modified to work with 67 Ranchero column shift. Pivot point changed from 2.5" to 3....
P7230734.JPG 909 hits | 51.81 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 AOD shift lever modified to work with 67 Ranchero column shift. Pivot point changed from 2.5" to 3....
P8090744.JPG 964 hits | 92.36 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Homebuilt TV cable for the AOD conversion.
This started out life as an E-brake cable for a 67 MGB....
P8090747.JPG 842 hits | 79.1 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 The carb end of the TV cable. The eye fits over a stud on the existing Holley linkage without any mo...
P8090754.JPG 1011 hits | 77.14 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 The return spring is another MGB part... Throttle return spring used with the early SU carbs. I may ...
P8090755.JPG 1001 hits | 76.28 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 There is plenty of room to adjust the length of the TV cable at the lower end... Fine adjustments ar...
P8090756.JPG 927 hits | 67.59 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 After too many late nights working on the parts for this conversion everything started to look this ...
P8090758.JPG 779 hits | 48.97 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Twisted outer shield fits into turned sleeve brazed into a section of 3/8" brake line. The brake lin...
P8090759.JPG 924 hits | 80.93 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Carb end of the TV linkage.
P8100762.JPG 884 hits | 47.91 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Shift linkage from the 85 T-Bird donor.
P8100763.JPG 848 hits | 37.48 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 How much of the T-Bird linkage is scrap...
P8100764.JPG 941 hits | 36.4 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 How much of the T-Bird linkage is scrap... (A slightly different view.)
P8100771.JPG 975 hits | 35.83 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 This was all I cut off the Ranchero linkage... I wanted to keep as much of the original length and s...
P8100765.JPG 931 hits | 39.6 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Almost done... The two linkage sections were butt welded after a sleeve had been fabricated and sli...
P8100766.JPG 911 hits | 40.78 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Note how much longer the transmission end of the linkage is... The AOD shift lever sits farther to t...
P8100767.JPG 945 hits | 36.62 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Close up view of linkage splice...
P8100768.JPG 922 hits | 39.92 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Close up view of linkage splice... Pt.2
P8100769.JPG 872 hits | 39.61 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Close up view of linkage splice... Pt.3
P8100770.JPG 868 hits | 41.7 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Close up view of linkage splice... Enough already...
P8140773.JPG 954 hits | 44.95 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Yoke from 85 T-bird driveshaft... It's been drilled for 4 magnets. Part of a vintage Cruise Control ...
P8140774.JPG 889 hits | 49.37 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Closer view of the magnet cavities drilled into the 85 yoke.
P8140775.JPG 894 hits | 51.5 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Comparison pic of the drive line yokes.
Left: 85 T-bird w/ AOD
Center: 67 Ranchero w/ C-4
R...
P8140776.JPG 904 hits | 65.6 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Part number on the C-4 yoke indicates a 65 on application. There weren't any numbers on the other tw...
P8140778.JPG 1014 hits | 41.87 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 The length difference between yokes is obvious. A C-4 or C-6 yoke can be used with the AOD if it's c...
P8140780.JPG 888 hits | 45.24 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 The instructions say to "wire the magnet assemblies into the driveshaft so that they are spaced even...
P8140786.JPG 961 hits | 51.09 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 Close up of one of the magnets after the permanent installation
P8160789.JPG 909 hits | 74.99 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 The 85 T-Bird yoke mated to the 67 Ranchero driveshaft. Looks like factory...
P8210791.JPG 1044 hits | 36.9 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 New transmission cooler lines fabricated from 3/8" brake line. The AOD requires more flow than the C...
P8210792.JPG 956 hits | 39.59 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 New transmission cooler lines fabricated from 3/8" brake line.
P8210793.JPG 953 hits | 59.58 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 This isn't a chromed starter... It has a layer of spun ceramic insulation covered by .015 thick alum...
P8210794.JPG 1019 hits | 68.47 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 It does look kinda cool when it's polished up though!
P9110795.JPG 1095 hits | 97.43 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 14"x6" Fronts and 15"x6" Rears waiting to have tires mounted and balanced.
Anybody out there have a...
P9110799.JPG 997 hits | 102.37 KB | Posted: 9/12/05 14"x6" Fronts and 15"x6" Rears waiting to have tires mounted and balanced. Take 2...
upgrade process pics
