Anyone placed automatic in Model A?

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dale mccall

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Due to ongoing issues related to chronic back pain am looking for any experiences with installing automatic transmission. Dale OC Calif.
 
A search will find the information you need including make and model of ****** and vendors of the adapter kits. there are several threads with different info in each.
 
We install an A4LD out of a 92 Ford Ranger. It works very well. Got the adapter etc. from Speed Gems. They have a website.
 
JohnLaVoy said:
We install an A4LD out of a 92 Ford Ranger. It works very well. Got the adapter etc. from Speed Gems. They have a website.
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John,
How much frame modification did you have to do to shoehorn the A4LD into your rig? And what gear ratio did you use in the rear end?
 
dale mccall said:
Due to ongoing issues related to chronic back pain am looking for any experiences with installing automatic transmission. Dale OC Calif.
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Hey Dale,
The 'hot' setup with the old timers was early Chrysler auto trans. Just missed getting one in a car with , already installed. Good luck with your chronic pain situation. I believe that that is the number one cause for the change that you seek ,
 
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Quite some time ago, The "Restorer" magazine had a good article on this subject. The person who needed the automatic had a disability that prevented using a clutch and gear shift. I wonder if there is an index where you could search for that article.
Good luck in your search.
Rog
 
Ask Jim Brierely, he knows a guy that shows up at hill climbs with
an auto trans in a model A and as I recall that guy makes a kit.
 
raprice said:
Quite some time ago, The "Restorer" magazine had a good article on this subject. The person who needed the automatic had a disability that prevented using a clutch and gear shift. I wonder if there is an index where you could search for that article.
Good luck in your search.
Rog
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Will follow up. Thanks.
 
If an automatic is needed, one might as well go modern and get an overdrive version, with lockup converter, also. A C4 was a good trans in its day, as was the A904 Torq-flite. But that was over 50 years ago! An A4LD would be a better choice. It's also a small trans, with O/D and lockup converter, light years ahead of a C4.
 
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If an automatic is needed, one might as well go modern and get an overdrive version, with lockup converter, also. A C4 was a good trans in its day, as was the A904 Torq-flite. But that was over 50 years ago! An A4LD would be a better choice. It's also a small trans, with O/D and lockup converter, light years ahead of a C4.
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Good idea.
I wonder what AOD would be a good fit?
 
you have to get an earlier A4LD as the later ones are fully ecm controlled... are guys wiring a toggle switch for the converter lockup? or not usiing it ? and if so what are they doing on a 6v system? the early 904's had a mechanical converter lock up...
 
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