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974 hits | 80.78 KB | Posted: 4/19/10
1969 November 8th
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978 hits | 84.94 KB | Posted: 4/19/10
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1047 hits | 88.25 KB | Posted: 4/19/10
1969 November 08 (this is the 2V block that came in the orange Ranchero from California, already bored 30 )
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1956 hits | 21.51 MB | Posted: 7/12/12
this is with the new CobraJet 4.0 cam I got from Bullet cams installed.
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877 hits | 68 KB | Posted: 3/28/09
there is a C6 under that grease; I'll use it until I get an AOD together; the old tired 351 Cleveland 2Bbl still attached; it will get shelved for a future project.
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765 hits | 59.4 KB | Posted: 3/28/09
C6 bell housing with torq converter removed; teardown just getting started.
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662 hits | 63.78 KB | Posted: 3/28/09
data tag from the C6 tranny
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750 hits | 79.1 KB | Posted: 3/28/09
got most of the sludge off the outside now, time to tackle the inside now
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666 hits | 84.64 KB | Posted: 3/28/09
this tranny had a modulator valve with two vaccum ports; it will get replaced.
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665 hits | 77.24 KB | Posted: 6/8/09
Done! I rebuilt it myself with high performance parts including:

extra clutches and steel plates in the forward clutch drum, a new wide-ratio plantetary gear set, ALTO clutches, Koleen steel clutch plates, a B&M shift kit, new filter, drain plug, ...
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753 hits | 70.24 KB | Posted: 6/8/09
I'm using a Ford "S" servo, the original servo apply lever, and a 2 inch wide TCS Kevlar intermediate band.

The "R" servo is slightly larger, but I couldn't find one quickly. this used "S" servo cover was $65 with a brand new piston and gaskets f...
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675 hits | 74.32 KB | Posted: 6/8/09
this is the valve body with the filter installed into the transmission.

I found a bunch of clutch material and dirt in the pan and valve body and servo when I did the shift kit, so I decided to overhaul the tranny before installing it into the car...
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757 hits | 72.62 KB | Posted: 6/8/09
this is the valve body; I've installed a B&M shift Improver kit, p/n 40262, stage 2; now the valve body will be re-installed.
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700 hits | 83.03 KB | Posted: 6/8/09
there is literally a truck-load of stuff inside a transmission!
no wonder it weighs 150 pounds!
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803 hits | 80.48 KB | Posted: 6/8/09
valve body has been removed and the tail housing has been removed; thats the intermediate band and the fwd clutch hub.
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633 hits | 63.38 KB | Posted: 6/8/09
this is the pump assembly, removed from the front of the transmission.
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617 hits | 73.65 KB | Posted: 6/8/09
this is the reverse-high clutch hub; the intermediate band rides on this shell.
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657 hits | 45.87 KB | Posted: 6/8/09
this was the aft pressure plate out of the forward clutch; the plate is broken in half and cracked in about 20 other places!

Lucky I decided to pull this tranny apart and not just install it in the car; it wouldn't have run very long or very well...
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681 hits | 81.04 KB | Posted: 6/9/09
this is the original 3-pinion forward planetary; its still in good condition.

I'm going to replace it with a wide-ratio 6-pinion planetary out of Ford E40D 4 speed trans, to improve durability and lower my 1st gear ratio 10% to 2.71 & 2nd gear 5% ...
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973 hits | 103.62 KB | Posted: 6/9/09
this is the shift linkage and kick-down lever.

the square bolt and jamb nut is the intermediate band adjustment screw.

I installed a B&M drain bolt into the stock pan at the same time.
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563 hits | 73.33 KB | Posted: 6/23/09
finished! it took about 8 hours to tear the tranny apart and clean all the parts;

another 5 hours to do the shift kit/valve body modifications;

and about 12 hours to re-assemble it.

I'd do it again, (I'll build an AOD next) but I wouldn't...
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591 hits | 66.13 KB | Posted: 6/23/09
all these parts were replaced!

all the clutch plates, all the steel plates, the intermediate band, the pump gears, the modulator, a couple of bushings, a couple of thrust washers, all the rubber seals, the forward planetary set and the sun gear a...
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700 hits | 59.09 KB | Posted: 6/23/09
I installed a B&M shift improver kit, stage 2, part number 40262; it took me about 5 hours to install. I installed a B&M drain plug in the pan at the same time.
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652 hits | 76.76 KB | Posted: 6/23/09
almost finished; the valve body and filter have been installed; next will be the tailshaft housing and the pan and its done.
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612 hits | 47.05 KB | Posted: 6/23/09
I used a green stripe modulator, instead of the old modulator that used two vaccum hoses; this should raise the full throttle shift points to 5500 rpm, I hope.
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728 hits | 61.72 KB | Posted: 6/23/09
I used a TCS kevlar lined intermediate band, instead of the stock Ford part.

This should last longer and withstand some abuse at the drag strip.
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546 hits | 68.47 KB | Posted: 6/24/09
this is the 6 pinion, wide-ratio planetary set I installed;

it's the stock part out of the Ford E40D 4spd auto transmission. I installed it instead of the original 3-pinion planetary; the sun gear and shell gets changed also.

it should "trick...
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674 hits | 85.25 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
this is the new "S" servo I installed.
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672 hits | 55.25 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
this is the old modulator valve.
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683 hits | 73.82 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
checking the endplay on the input shaft.
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685 hits | 84.21 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
the pump and the reverse-high clutch have been removed.
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671 hits | 69.78 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
these are the new overhaul parts.
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642 hits | 51.08 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
this is the new sun gear shell for the new planetary.
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645 hits | 52.9 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
this is the new sun gear.
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684 hits | 72.59 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
the clutch plates need to be soaked in ATF fluid for at least 15 minutes, so they survive on start up.
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683 hits | 81.39 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
the reverse-high clutch, the forward clutch, and the planetary set all stacked up.
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709 hits | 77.81 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
this is the parking gear and pawl.
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665 hits | 80.66 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
the reverse-high clutch, with the forward-clutch, the new planetary, the new sun gear and the new sun gear shell all stacked on each other and ready to be installed into the transmission case.
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641 hits | 68.05 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
clutches are installed; now the intermediate band goes in and the then the pump assembly.
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743 hits | 89.34 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
I made a tag to remind myself I overhauled this tranny in June 2009.
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739 hits | 89.5 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
I made a tag to remind myself I installed a B&M shift kit.
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719 hits | 91.49 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
I made a tag to remind myself of the new planetary gears I installed.
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664 hits | 86.56 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
the "new" (used) "S" servo cover and the original data tag and the one I made for the parts I just installed.
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775 hits | 70.6 KB | Posted: 6/27/09
this is the governor assembly.
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