It does need a good cleaning. It sat in a field for 6 years until I put it in the garage and replaced the interior. It has been inside since then and will be parked inside from now on.

I will get more interior pix on Monday, I need them for my build pixs anyway so I will get several angles. I think original full length consoles are so hard to find because very few survived over the years. Sun, speakers, kids and just regular use have destoyed most. I kept mine just incase I find someone who needs parts from it. Maybe with a few donor parts someone could have a complete one.

With any luck I will be on the road next weekend. If the machine shop gets with it. ( It is dirt track race season.)

 

yep and really the orginal console didnt offer that much! im going with the humb hugger also but i will probably sew a boot to it to cover the orginal shifter , or i will use a locar shifter to make it look just alittle better

 

My mechanic doesn't think my FMX will hold up to the new parts and suggests a c-4 for parts availability. What do you guys think?

 

The FMX will have no problem holding up what you're putting together. For added strength, I'd go C6 long before C4.

 

2nd on the FMX.

You may want to take the time to talk to Jay at Broader peformance... he is a FMX expert, and likes to talk.

http://www.broaderperformance.com/Index.htm

 

I would go with c-4 built right you wont have any problems. I had one behind my old cleveland and loved it.

 

The mechanic suggested that because the FMX has 100k + on it, and he only found a torque converter listed from TCI that was $460. He figured for the price of the FMX rebuild plus the converter I could get the c-4, converter, and drive line done and it would be easier to find parts for in the future. The c-4 is a lighter trans. too.

He wasn't bad talking the FMX, mine just has a lot of miles on it. He just didn't want me out trying out the new engine and have the old trans. grenade on me. Besides it would definately be easy to change it now with the engine out.

I don't think I need to use the c-6. I am going to be building more power but I think the c-6 is overkill.

Thanks for all your suggestions. I will discuss this more with him today.

 

aod? gives you the overdrive to run out on the hiway! they can handle depending on how much you want to spend 300-400 hp

 

Well I has shopping around for a c-4 to rebuild and ended up finding a c-6 out of a 72 Torino. So I guessIwill go with that. I take it in tomorrow to get rebuilt with a shift kit. I will keep my FMX for later or if I find another Mustanger who needs one.

I figured it was hard enough to find a c-4 or c-6 tranny to fit a Cleveland let alone finding an AOD to fit.

 

You're talking about 40 year old parts here. Thank God there were tens of thousands of those C4 and C6 trannies made so they are still available.