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[scottss396]

Hello From Rochester N.Y,

   This was my father's race car back in the late 60's. It was 406 powered through a top loader four speed. It was raced locally here for several years, then retired in the early 70's. The drive train was removed and installed in a Mustang. An engine was never reinstalled in this vehicle. My plan is to restore it back to it's as raced condition and rewire it for lights. I want to be able to drive it and race it on occasion. The body has seen better days and I will be on the search for body panels, specifically the bed floor and side rails.

[Wirenut]

Neat that you could get your dads old car. I like the gasser stance. A number of guys on here have rancheros and a wealth of information. Look at some of the older post, that'll help tremendously.
Thanks for posting the photo, never enough of them! Welcome and Good luck.

[59meteor]

Welcome aboard, love the Gassers, FE and 4 speed makes it that much cooler. Even if you don`t have the Ranchero ready in time, I highly recommend the annual FE Race and Reunion , Sept. 7-9th, in Beaver Springs Pennsylvania. I have been there twice so far, 2018,when I lived on the West Coast of Canada, and last year. A 57 Custom 2 door sedan won the "Hot FE" class in 2022, usually at least 4 or 5 57 Fords at this event. Used to be a 8 second 58 Custom 300 there, but it was wrecked in a crash a few years ago. I plan to be racing my 59 2 door sedan, with a 428 Cobra Jet and 4 speed Toploader, although it may have a new 5 speed by then. By the way, when I was in Pomona California , for the NHRA Finals in 2018, there was a lime green Gasser 57 Ranchero "Tucker`s Truck", with a straight front axle, tilt front end, and a 6.71 Supercharged 427 FE. I have some photos of it on my phone, but I am too dumb to figure how to post them here.

[Fairlane62]

I plan to be racing my 59 2 door sedan, with a 428 Cobra Jet and 4 speed Toploader, although it may have a new 5 speed by then.

Might that new 5 speed be a TKX?

[59meteor]

Might that new 5 speed be a TKX?

Yes, thats the model I am looking into. Just wish that Tremec offered a Toploader length input version, so a spacer isn`t required to run the longer input. They do that for the GM applications.

[lalessi1]

Modern Drive Line will install a shorter input shaft (I believe).

[Fairlane62]

Modern Drive Line will install a shorter input shaft (I believe).

I saw that on their website.  I don't know if its a Tremec option or just from Modern Drive Line.  I shifted a demo TKX at the Tremec display at the Dallas Autorama and it was real slick.  I have been considering swapping one into my 62 Fairlane if it is truly a direct swap for the toploader.