Flathead to Jeep trans to Gear Vendors OD

[Kahuna]

Hi Gang
Been out of town for awhile and like the new forum setup. Here's a picture of the O/D coupled to the transmision. Hope it works well
Jim

[Mike in AZ]

nice....what is your rear end gearing??...Mike

[Kahuna]

It's 4.11
With the O/D it'll be 3.2. Should be ok with 29-30" tall tires
Regards
Jim

[Russ/40]

Which jeep tranny did you use?

[Kahuna]

Russ, it's just a T-176 case (CJ-7, 82-87) I think, but has late 67 Ford toploader gears installed.

[52merc]

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gidday mate so do i get this right a jeep trans with a gear vendors o/d on the rear?? i see you got a remote filter hiden away there trev nz

[Kahuna]

Hey trev. How you doing down there. That O/D solenoid I sent a few years ago still working?
Regards
Jim

[Flat Ernie]

Nice setup, Jim. Hadn't considered a GV onto a Jeep T176...very interesting.

[52merc]

jim its still going strong i owe you big time,,man thats a neat set up you have there,,t5rev

[Kahuna]

Trev, glad to hear that it's still going. You don't owe me a thing.
Jim

[deucemac]

If you can use a 3 speed, you can do what I did on my roadster. I used a '75-'77 Pacer, Hornet, or Gremlin 3 speed with overdrive. AMC used Ford transmissions during that time, however Ford didn't offer an overdrive with their full syncro 3 speeds so AMC used the Ford trans and had Laycock (the originator of the gearvendor system) of England adapt their o/d set up. i just took out the side shift items, plugged the shift shaft holes and used a Jeep T-15 top cover. It works great and was able to adapt a gearvendor control without any problem.

[Kahuna]

Hi Deucemac, you and I spoke on the phone a couple of times. Your car looks great
Jim

[Flat Ernie]

Originally Posted by deucemac

If you can use a 3 speed, you can do what I did on my roadster. I used a '75-'77 Pacer, Hornet, or Gremlin 3 speed with overdrive. AMC used Ford transmissions during that time, however Ford didn't offer an overdrive with their full syncro 3 speeds so AMC used the Ford trans and had Laycock (the originator of the gearvendor system) of England adapt their o/d set up. i just took out the side shift items, plugged the shift shaft holes and used a Jeep T-15 top cover. It works great and was able to adapt a gearvendor control without any problem.

That's a great setup. Greatly increases the viability of using a 3-spd by splitting the gears. A non-OD 3-spd has compromise ratios that are far less than optimum...