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crockette1 · 01-07-2020, 02:30 PM

A friend is installing a 53 flathead in a 41 Ford truck, or should I say trying to. He is having a problem installing a transmission. He tried to install the original 41 transmission in an attempt to keep the closed drive line. It appears the 41 transmission will not bolt up to the 53 bell housing. Furthermore, it looks like the clutch release is in the bell hosing on the 53 and on the transmission on the 41.
Should he abandon the closed drive train, modify the read end springs, go to an open drive shaft, and install a 53 transmission? Or is there a way to marry the 41 transmission to the 53 flathead?

01-07-2020, 02:30 PM	#1
crockette1 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ashmore Illinois Posts: 7	a 53 motor in a 41 truck A friend is installing a 53 flathead in a 41 Ford truck, or should I say trying to. He is having a problem installing a transmission. He tried to install the original 41 transmission in an attempt to keep the closed drive line. It appears the 41 transmission will not bolt up to the 53 bell housing. Furthermore, it looks like the clutch release is in the bell hosing on the 53 and on the transmission on the 41. Should he abandon the closed drive train, modify the read end springs, go to an open drive shaft, and install a 53 transmission? Or is there a way to marry the 41 transmission to the 53 flathead?