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FE Technical Forum / Re: Gear Vendor fitment in 1965 Galaxie/390/C6
« on: February 13, 2022, 10:11:03 AM »
That's a nice setup galaxiex.  I am tempted to go to the additional trouble of pulling the trans for the shorter version...

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Gear Vendor fitment in 1965 Galaxie/390/C6
« on: February 10, 2022, 11:51:32 PM »
Quote from: AlanCasida on February 10, 2022, 07:06:06 PM
I had one in my '66 Galaxie and I was able to get it in with no modifications to the floor. I have since moved on to a TKO600 5spd.

Thanks AlanCasida--another name from the old forum.  I assume that you had the long tailshaft version--any negative feedback on that long version vs. the extra trouble to install the short kit?  I sure like the compactness of the short one, but these cars are pretty long and so it doesn't seem like it should be too bad as far as driveshaft length or changes to the shaft angles.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Gear Vendor fitment in 1965 Galaxie/390/C6
« on: February 10, 2022, 02:48:43 PM »
Thanks Jay!  I am not going to let it stop me, but I sure would like to hear that I will be OK.  May be time to just place the order and go for it.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Gear Vendor fitment in 1965 Galaxie/390/C6
« on: February 10, 2022, 12:41:00 PM »
Thanks for the offer to measure.  I know that Jay had issues with the floorplans on his '64 galaxie and others had issues with '66/67 fairlanes, so if no one can verify fit with a '65, then I will have to try and measure to see, but not sure how I could  establish a baseline to measure from.

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FE Technical Forum / Gear Vendor fitment in 1965 Galaxie/390/C6
« on: February 10, 2022, 11:45:56 AM »
Hello everyone.  I have not been engaged in this forum much, but was a long time and active member of the old FEforum.  With what I learned there I build my 390 and my Galaxie.  I have been fine tuning this combo for the last 7 or so years and am ready to take a few bigger steps.  Right now I have a 3.70 gearset with a detroit locker and a ~2600 stall convertor in the built C6.  The 390 is 9.5:1 with edelbrock heads and RPM intake, 750 double pumper, FPA shorty headers, full exhaust.  This combo is excellent around town and on shorter highway drives, but its not much fun on longer drives at interstate speeds.  I ran it for a few years with stock 3.0 gears, which were sluggish around town with this loose convertor, but cruised effortlessly on interstate.

So where I am is on the verge of buying a new or used GV overdrive with the standard C6 'long' mount and I am wondering if anyone here has done this in a '65-'68 galaxie and if there is floorpan interference or any other complications.

thanks!
jason

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