Re: OD for 39 Six

Posted by Ken_P On 2016/3/20 20:03:59

Ken_Parkman, thanks for the information. Funny, I didn't even notice how similar our names were.

My first old car was a rusted out Willys Wagon with a Chevy 265 V8, including camel hump heads. The wagon is long since trashed, but in a few years, I intend to put that V8 into a Willys pickup with a T90, Dana 18, and Warn overdrive. With the 5.13 or whatever the axle ratio is, OD makes the highway a lot more pleasurable. Truck will be stock other than the engine and overdrive. Willys did offer factory conversions to Ford or Chevy V8s, so it is period correct.

Your discussion of swapping transmissions has me thinking - I hadn't even considered a transmission swap. My second gear is rough, so maybe I'll look into a whole new transmission instead...

Always something to think about.