Just to add a little more smoke to the dumpster fire, from someone who was paying the rent and feeding his family by working on these things when they were nearly new- - - - -the heavy duty 3 speed Borg-Warner T-85 that was mostly used in Pontiacs was modified by B-W to make the original automotive 4 speed used in late 1950's muscle cars, the T-10 by moving the reverse components to the tailshaft housing, and adding an extra forward gear to the main case.
Jerry


"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!