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« on: January 03, 2023, 05:10:07 PM »
Rory, I put a TKX in my '66 Fairlane. Close ratio with .68 5th. The car has a 4.11 rear with 275/60-15 tires. I wound up cutting the tunnel just behind the shifter and welding in a small bump up to get more clearance for the shift rail casting at the back of the transmission, the shifter stayed in the factory location with the Lakewood scatter shield and aluminum spacer.
The TKX trans mount is further back compared to the top loader and as a result the factory cross member would hit my X pipe. I fabbed up a new cross member rather than cut up the factory piece. Kept the factory clutch linkage and replaced the speedo drive gear with I think a 21 tooth gear and opposite rotation from the top loader gear.
The overdrive was a dramatic change from the old top loader on the highway! The shifter has a very positive feel to it, notchy until you put some heat into the transmission. After that it seems the faster you spin it the better it shifts. Oh and I had to have a new, longer, drive shaft made. Joe.