Re: What is a compatible transmission for 1953 F100
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Originally Posted by pistonbroke
Go to any decent swap meet and pick up just about any 53 through 67 ford three speed with over drive. The car will work ,but you will need a drive shaft end. I'm currently walking my older brother through this vary prosses with our fathers 72 ford high boy. I've swapped more OD's into old fords then I can remember. Un like the S10 chevy overdrives with only 15% overdrive the warner units are a full 33.3 %, made to work with 4.11's. If your lucky you will finde the one that was a made for your truck.Once youve driven your truck with one of these you'll wonder why the didn't all come with one. Tim
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Looks like we found our expert! So, with this info, let me ask this. Since '49,( '48 in trucks) we have the 2 piece bellhousing with a hogs head and the larger section bolted to the block. With the advent of these new trannys in '53, did only the hogs head change? Are the stamped steel bells and the truck cast iron bells the same as they were in '48-'52? If this were the case, one would source a '53 hogs head and be able to bolt up a 3 speed OD with 33% to any 8ba style flathead? Would this also allow for one to install a T-19 in a flathead truck? If so, it seems like a piece that would or should be reproduced.
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Last edited by GB SISSON; 02-23-2026 at 11:35 AM.
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