Found this magazine figured you guys would get a kick out of it.
SWEET! Thanks!
Sooooo neat.....thanks for sharing!
Cools stuff. I didn't think they made Ecodes with Fordomatics?
Quote from: hiball3985 on 2021-08-16 07:46
Cools stuff. I didn't think they made Ecodes with Fordomatics?
Jim
Actually I never did give that much thought. Where did you read that?
Jay
Quote from: Ecode70D on 2021-08-17 09:07
Jim
Actually I never did give that much thought. Where did you read that?
Jay
Jay it's in the gearing specs
drove one that was in a family owned dealership in the late '70s
Quote from: hiball3985 on 2021-08-17 15:51
Jay it's in the gearing specs
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Thanks Jim
You pay better attention than I do. I completely missed that.
Jay
A high school friend had one that his uncle bought new and passed to him. It was beautiful white, his uncle had installed clear plastic seat covers when he bought it, so the seats were still like new. He decided that he wanted a single Holley like other folks and replaced the 2 fours for a "B" intake and ratty Holley that he got from the junkyard. It overheated and he called me over to look at it. The junk yard intake had mud dauber nests that had clogged the thermostat causing it to overheat and blew a head gasket. I saw it along side the road a couple days later and went to his house to see if he needed a tow home, and he said he got mad at it and sold it to a guy for $50.
Bear in mind this was 1967, so it was just an "old" car at that time, but still burns me up when I think about it because the car was so nice before he got hold of it.
James
Fordomatic available with all engines including Supercharged 300 hp.
Ron.
Quote from: SkylinerRon on 2021-08-22 00:32
Fordomatic available with all engines including Supercharged 300 hp.
Ron.
Really, WOW! I wonder how long those trans lasted.
The article shows 245 hp and indicates dual quads. Me thinks they need a proofreader!
John F. could probably tell us how long they last behind an 11 second Y-Block.
Ron.
Good catch, I missed that..
Ron, my car probably is not a good comparison to a factory FOM. Mine is actually an FMX, which evolved from the FOM. It has 1-2-3 manual shift capability, and I have added a shift kit and a few minor changes for reliability. In 49 years of racing this car, I have never totally destroyed a trans. I have worn out a few clutches and bands and bushings though. I have not seen inside my present trans for 8 to 10 years, but it is still performing correctly. Borg Warner's initial design was exceptional. With a cast iron case, it is rather heavy though. John
I pounded the FOM in the Raunch Wagon with just a 292 and no issues. FOM is still going strong in another '57 Fairlane. The inside of a FOM is very similar to FX, FMX as well design similarities in the C4 and C6 which carried over to the AOD and 4R70.
The Fordo actually has a more efficient gear train than the C-4 & C-6.
Their main problems were cost, weight and band adjustment. Customers didn't bring them back every 25k miles for adjustments and eventually the bands started to slip.
I have had cars that wouldn't move restored to full function by adjusting the bands and a new trans filter.
Some had the main case crack at the center support when really abused. I always thought that some type of additional support across the bottom would cure that problem. I really use to beat the snot out of them when racing my Skyliner back in the 60's.
Ron.
Ron, the cracked center web was caused by putting the trans in reverse when the carb was on the high step of the fast idle cam. NAPA sold a repair kit back in the day when I was in the repair business. You could install the kit without pulling the trans, just remove the pan. John
John,
What was in the kit? I am trying to think of how to fix a crack like that.
Ron.
Ron, you are taxing an 80 year old memory, but as I remember. there was a formed flat stock bracket that was bolted under the rear servo bolt, and the other end fit against the web, also with a hole. The servo bolt end was big enough for the 5/8 servo bolt with rounded corners, the other end had a step formed in it and was narrowed to about the width of the web. Seems the strap was 3/16 to 1/4 inch thick. The web had to be drilled and tapped and a bolt inserted in the hole in the bracket. Sorry, I don't remember the size of the bolt, probably 5/16 or 3/8 depending on the meat in the web at that point. NAPA trans stuff at that time came from a company called Transco. John
John,
Your memory is plenty good!
Thanks,
Ron.
Ron, I hate to burst your bubble, but my memory failed me. The hole for rear servo bolt is 7/16, not 5/8. 5/8 is the wrench size for the bolt. I was looking through my 1980 Microtest transmission parts catalog, Volume 1, for more info. I found mention of the kit. It is covered in volume 2 of the catalog, maybe even with a picture. Sadly, I don't have volume 2. John
John,
Thanks for all the info.
Did you ever race your car as a NHRA Stocker?
Ron.
Ron, I built my previous F code powered car, a Custom 2 door, as a stocker and even ran at the '71 Nationals. Then NHRA killed the older cars, my local track switched to IHRA, and I built the present car as an IHRA stocker. Under the IHRA rules, the car could run in four different classes competitively. I won a couple of meets with it, and even held the national record for a short time. Races with stock eliminator programs became fewer and fewer and the car became a bracket car, still in legal IHRA stock trim. John