Re: What a car. !! (47 Clipper)
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Have you thought about a gear swap? Soooo much easier than an overdrive conversion. Same results cruising on the highway.
Posted on: 2014/4/14 22:13
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Re: What a car. !! (47 Clipper)
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any suggestions on who sells the gears? I'm considering adding a R11 overdrive to my 39 120, and it should be interesting to compare the two. I have the transmission and O/D, but do need to go thru it.
Posted on: 2014/4/14 22:16
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Re: What a car. !! (47 Clipper)
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Richie
If you decide you want an R11 overdrive unit, we have one that comes with the solenoid and relay. You may need to get a governor, but they are readily available. Also, you'll need to get a lockout cable, which is also available. Free delivery possible to the Atlanta area, but not immediate.
Posted on: 2014/4/15 3:40
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Re: What a car. !! (47 Clipper)
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West Peterson, can you PM me with a price, free delivery sounds pretty good. Thanks, Richie.
Posted on: 2014/4/15 10:21
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Re: What a car. !! (47 Clipper)
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PM sent.
Posted on: 2014/4/15 12:33
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Re: What a car. !! (47 Clipper)
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TanTank, that is something to consider, but I'm thinking more along the lines of overdrive right now. Thank you for your suggestion, I appreciate it. Richie.
Posted on: 2014/4/15 15:39
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Re: What a car. !! (47 Clipper)
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any suggestions on who sells the gears? I'm considering adding a R11 overdrive to my 39 120, and it should be interesting to compare the two. I have the transmission and O/D, but do need to go thru it.
Posted on: Yesterday 20:16:11 Unfortunately, I do not know of any new suppliers. Correct me if I am wrong but the 3rd member remained unchanged for years and there were quite a few choices on gear ratios. As a rule of thumb, the early automatic cars had a better highway gear. That said, compare the two? How about combine the two? Talk about a different car! I have done this conversion and it's kind of fun buzzing past a new Lexus or BMW at slightly above highway speed. I'm not saying I can out run anything but you get a funny look from everyone involved when you can pass them running 70 all day long without pushing the rpm to the limit. That along with my gas mileage improving is enough for me to add some advice. Richie, Sounds like West Peterson has most of the OD conversion covered. Good info to have. Don't forget about the drive shaft swap and the wiring. I can send you a simple wiring diagram and a supplier for cloth wiring if you want to wire it yourself.
Posted on: 2014/4/15 21:37
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Re: What a car. !! (47 Clipper)
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TanTank, that would be very helpful as I will do the job myself. Thank you very much. Richie.
Posted on: 2014/4/15 21:56
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Here is the link for the cloth wiring...
http://www.magnetoparts.com/wire.htm Now a question for West Peterson. Does your overdrive cable have a built in switch like the factory unit in my 49? If so, I want one. Can you give us some more info?
Posted on: 2014/4/16 7:58
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