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Old 25-11-11, 20:28
Ralph Volkert Ralph Volkert is offline
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Has anyone used an automatic transmission?

I just had to ask, because, well, enquiring minds want to know!
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Old 25-11-11, 21:25
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Yep 289 Ford with a C3 auto
but sure a lot of mods
Rad, tail shaft etc. etc.
Just around the corner from Brian
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Old 25-11-11, 23:18
Hans Mulder Hans Mulder is offline
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I'm been thinking about a vortec V6 with a Turbo400 or 700R4 but my carrier is goofy enough as it is.

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Old 26-11-11, 00:45
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Stew it must be a tight fit with the C3 transmission. Is your radiator in front or on top of the engine? Im running a International truck radiator with the biggest electric fan I could find and a bypass of to a smaller rad and oil cooler on a separate fan at the rear. After alot of tweeking the coolings good. Hans I like the radiator fan set up you have and especially the gear linkages, that must have been a pain to design and build. Cheers David.
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Old 26-11-11, 00:52
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I've driven a carrier that had a 308 Holden v8 coupled to an auto box. (Dave, probably the same carrier you mentioned? Blackleys?) Hauled ass when you wanted it to, but got hot after relatively short run time. Nice for a first time carrier driver, but wouldn't ever go with an auto box myself.
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Old 26-11-11, 01:13
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Around here flatties are common enough that you don't have to think of anything else. Old Ford farm trucks had rebuilt motors put in them in the 1960s and saw little use after that before being abandoned. I must have a dozen of them lying around the yard. I don't pick them up anymore unless they look especially good .
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Old 26-11-11, 04:17
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Bedford boys I agree. The fun part of driving a carrier is all the throttle, steering and constant gear changing all done at the same time! As posted on Darrins thread top end speed isnt where you need it, its that low down torque thats required in a carrier. Hi Cletrac, my wifes brothers live in Bozeman Montana, maybe I should be sending them an e-mail
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