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dale mccall · 09-28-2015, 11:36 PM

Due to ongoing issues related to chronic back pain am looking for any experiences with installing automatic transmission. Dale OC Calif.

Mike V. Florida · 09-28-2015, 11:57 PM

A search will find the information you need including make and model of tranny and vendors of the adapter kits. there are several threads with different info in each.

burner31 · 09-29-2015, 01:04 AM

Yeah...I have a 9mm, a 40 and a 45 cal.
For starters

waxhead · 09-29-2015, 01:21 AM

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showth...highlight=auto

Richie has also has a thread over on the HAMB which has some info.

V4F · 09-29-2015, 08:49 AM

I had considered a C-4 at one time

JohnLaVoy · 09-29-2015, 08:59 AM

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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.

CarlG · 09-29-2015, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnLaVoy

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.

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?

hardtimes · 09-29-2015, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dale mccall

Due to ongoing issues related to chronic back pain am looking for any experiences with installing automatic transmission. Dale OC Calif.

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 ,

raprice · 09-29-2015, 12:01 PM

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

Pete · 09-29-2015, 12:21 PM

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.

dale mccall · 09-29-2015, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raprice

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

Will follow up. Thanks.

Fullraceflathead · 09-29-2015, 03:49 PM

A Ford C4 is a very light weight, Aluminum automatic transmission.

Cool Hand Lurker · 09-29-2015, 09:06 PM

There is an ad on the Ford Pinto site for a C4 out of a 1972 Pinto with 26K miles, only $100. It is in Idaho. Here is a link to the ad:
http://www.fordpinto.com/index.php?P...a=view;id=3499

Dodge · 09-29-2015, 11:19 PM

I am in Northern Calif. and have two C-4's if you need one.

40 Deluxe · 09-29-2015, 11:47 PM

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.

Tom Wesenberg · 09-30-2015, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe

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.

Good idea.
I wonder what AOD would be a good fit?

updraught · 09-30-2015, 03:55 AM

Some info:

http://www.transmissionadapters.com/...all%20Inst.htm
http://www.transmissionadapters.com/...%20Article.htm

Mitch//pa · 09-30-2015, 05:38 AM

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...

Will N · 09-30-2015, 10:38 AM

Why not look into a Shay replica.

Mitch//pa · 09-30-2015, 11:01 AM

nobody has the answers to my questions???

09-28-2015, 11:36 PM	#1
dale mccall Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Orange, calif. Posts: 3	Anyone placed automatic in Model A? Due to ongoing issues related to chronic back pain am looking for any experiences with installing automatic transmission. Dale OC Calif.

09-28-2015, 11:57 PM	#2
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? A search will find the information you need including make and model of tranny and vendors of the adapter kits. there are several threads with different info in each. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

09-29-2015, 01:04 AM	#3
burner31 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Shawnee, Ok Posts: 3,471	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? Yeah...I have a 9mm, a 40 and a 45 cal. For starters __________________ Keith Shawnee OK '31 SW 160-B

09-29-2015, 01:21 AM	#4
waxhead Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: West Australia Posts: 346	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showth...highlight=auto Richie has also has a thread over on the HAMB which has some info.

09-29-2015, 08:49 AM	#5
V4F Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ca. Posts: 2,522	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? I had considered a C-4 at one time __________________ V4f

09-29-2015, 08:59 AM	#6
JohnLaVoy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 779	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) 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.

09-29-2015, 12:01 PM	#9
raprice Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Elwood, NY Posts: 299	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? 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

09-29-2015, 12:21 PM	#10
Pete Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,408	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? 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.

09-29-2015, 03:49 PM	#12
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,175	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? A Ford C4 is a very light weight, Aluminum automatic transmission. __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

09-29-2015, 09:06 PM	#13
Cool Hand Lurker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Minn Posts: 1,565	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? There is an ad on the Ford Pinto site for a C4 out of a 1972 Pinto with 26K miles, only $100. It is in Idaho. Here is a link to the ad: http://www.fordpinto.com/index.php?P...a=view;id=3499

09-29-2015, 11:19 PM	#14
Dodge Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sonoma, CA. Posts: 1,495	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? I am in Northern Calif. and have two C-4's if you need one.

09-29-2015, 11:47 PM	#15
40 Deluxe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: now Kuna, Idaho Posts: 3,779	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? 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.

09-30-2015, 03:55 AM	#17
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 1,969	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? Some info: http://www.transmissionadapters.com/...all%20Inst.htm http://www.transmissionadapters.com/...%20Article.htm

09-30-2015, 05:38 AM	#18
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? 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... Last edited by Mitch//pa; 09-30-2015 at 06:06 AM.

09-30-2015, 10:38 AM	#19
Will N Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,100	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? Why not look into a Shay replica.

09-30-2015, 11:01 AM	#20
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Anyone placed automatic in Model A? nobody has the answers to my questions???