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rotorwrench · 03-11-2012, 06:16 PM

[Quote from 38 Coupe]rotorwrench, the T86 is a top loader and a lot of them have overdrive.

You are correct but there were never any engineered to work on the flat heads as installed in pick ups of the F1 and early F100 era. The Borg Warner narrow rectangular bolt pattern will work with the 8BA/EAB family passenger car bell housing and clutch set ups. You just have to mach a clutch plate to the type of input spline. The late 51 Mercury cast iron bellhousing would work in an F1 with the later 4-bolt trans attach pattern as long as it's the narrow pattern. The clutch equalizer will bolt right up. Some of the T-86s with R-11 overdrive are not that easy to find nowdays. The old R-10s are still pretty easy to find.

It's a lot of work no matter how you do it. There are no just "Bolt In" set ups. Something always had to be modified. The solenoids still stick out the side just like the early set ups do.

03-11-2012, 06:16 PM	#8
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 17,410	Re: transmission help [Quote from 38 Coupe]rotorwrench, the T86 is a top loader and a lot of them have overdrive. You are correct but there were never any engineered to work on the flat heads as installed in pick ups of the F1 and early F100 era. The Borg Warner narrow rectangular bolt pattern will work with the 8BA/EAB family passenger car bell housing and clutch set ups. You just have to mach a clutch plate to the type of input spline. The late 51 Mercury cast iron bellhousing would work in an F1 with the later 4-bolt trans attach pattern as long as it's the narrow pattern. The clutch equalizer will bolt right up. Some of the T-86s with R-11 overdrive are not that easy to find nowdays. The old R-10s are still pretty easy to find. It's a lot of work no matter how you do it. There are no just "Bolt In" set ups. Something always had to be modified. The solenoids still stick out the side just like the early set ups do. Last edited by rotorwrench; 03-11-2012 at 06:28 PM.