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#31722 06/02/2004 4:45 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 | is there a "bolt in" overdrive transmission that will replace the original 3 speed in a 54 chvy pu (torque tube)?
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#31723 06/03/2004 8:10 PM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | Would someone here chime in and help on this. All that I know is to get an o.d. tranny out of a car.
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#31724 06/03/2004 8:58 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 252 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 252 | From the literature I have seen, Borg Warner was making the overdrive trannies from the mid '30's on. But I have never seen one, nor heard of anybody, with the torque tube setup and O/D prior to 1955. | | |
#31725 06/03/2004 9:33 PM | Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 379 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 379 | At one time there was a firm that would modify the overdrive tranny by adding a different rear bearing retainer housing so it would mate to the torque tube. At the same time, I believe the torque tube itself needed to be shortened. The book "How to Restore your Chevrolet Pickup" has a chapter on this now unavailable service. Bolter Kimo scored a "Truckstell" overdrive unit which I believe is a form of auxiliary transmission in addition to the stock unit. He has a thread here on that. Probably the best bang for the buck is to go open driveline with a T-5, or if you want to keep the torque tube get 355.1 gears from Patrick. We've beat this topic up quite a bit here if you do a search there are some good reads.  | | |
#31726 06/03/2004 9:36 PM | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,969 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,969 | I seem to remember a 41 Chevy car with Overdrive when I was a kid, but I have no specifics.
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#31727 06/07/2004 2:07 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 | again thanks for info. i had checked out all the t-5 stuff but guess i was just "wishing and hopeing" there was a simple way to get a little high end speed. looks like new ring and pinion is the simplest way if i plan to keep the torque tube.
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#31728 06/07/2004 3:18 PM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | I believe it was Ruckstell(sp) who made an OD or 2 speed unit that was bolted to the rear end using some sort of an adapter to hook up the torque tube. I actually saw one in place on a 38 Chevy car.I've seen them for sale, big bucks, might be more economical to ditch the torque tube and go with an open driveline and a tranny of your choice.I did this on two of my trucks, fairly simple job. | | |
#31729 06/08/2004 2:14 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 | truckedup - what model of donor car did you put under your other vehicles? camero, nova etc?? did you keep the original front end?
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