Install the 4R70W to Classic Ford Episode 440 Autorestomod

[@j.r.thompson5950]

Thank you for this video. I am eventually going to attempt to put an AOD in my 1981 f150. each one of your videos related to a part of the project is helpful and I do appreciate them.

[@AutoRestoMod]

Glad to help

[@patwelter9217]

Surprisingly, it is so much easier in an early ('65) Mustang. Nice job, guys!

[@randolphthomsen4279]

I have a 1969 Mach1. Had a top loader 4 speed when I bought it. I’m 77 and my wife is 66 and neither one of us want to drive stick any more so I had an aod from Monster Transmission installed. Miss the 4 speed sometimes but love the aod!

[@DamnitUTK]

Keep up the great videos. Please keep the details, it helps show the step by step processes for adult LEGO block projects...

[@coug741]

I put an AOD trans in my 66 mustang, wish I would have test fit because I now have rubbing issues on the tunnel. Only happens at stop lights and makes a loud squeaking sound so it’s super awesome. I bought a kit for mine that had cross member and TV cable, etc. good video guys!

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

coug741 It's not a rubbing problem, it's just self-clearancing.

[@RealWorldGarage]

I’d have already moved to the BFH and fixed that trans tunnel!!! But y’all are trying to do it right. I’d be just trying to get it in there!!! Transmission tunnel gonna learn today!!!! 😂

[@AutoRestoMod]

Hahahahaha yeah, kinda thought about it when my hand went numb...

[@f4dphantomII]

Yup, you need about 4 feet of extensions, a wobble-joint and short socket to do those two top bolts. Nice however to be working back behind the transmission to do those two bolts.

[@kztrekz3329]

Thanks for convincing me to stay with my C4 on my 67 Fairlane :)

[@AutoRestoMod]

LOL yeah. At least you know now!

[@mycontinental3611]

Just picked up a good used trans jack on matket place 100 bucks.Makes life a lot better.

[@AutoRestoMod]

It absolutely does even on the floor!

[@jeffj1324]

Absolutely love the suspense music! Great job folks!

[@olboy1981]

Did a 4R70W in a 64 Falcon since 2013, doing a 6R80 swap now. Quite the project for sure.

[@billsmoot67]

I'm doing a 302/AOD in my 63 Meteor. The trans clearance up top is tight. I've heard of drilling holes and bolting thru the firewall. I may try a combo of the air chisel and grinding some thickness off of the bellhousing bolt area. The crossmember goes rearward and down by 1 1/2 inch. The shifter linkage from the column will work.

[@AutoRestoMod]

We have heard that the 4R and AOD are a bear in these cars.

[@tomwiley6530]

I have an AOD with a 351w in my 67 fairlane ranchero. It’s a tight fit.

[@goatram1]

Drop the motor down a bit to install the bolts. I feel your pain. I did the 351 Cleveland and FMX trans in a 66 Mustang that started life as a 6 cyl. 9" rear end and a set of 67 Cougar front disks. Had to pull the motor to replace the center 4 plugs. Sold it in 85 on my way to Korea in Virginia. Following on the project.

[@AutoRestoMod]

Now THAT had to be a squeeze...

[@daltybell]

Thank you guys!!

[@biglakehotrods381]

It’s surprising to me that your midsize wagon will not accept an aod but I put one in my 63 falcon with no problem.

[@tombryant1104]

Yeah I was going to kick the door in yelping something was rotten in SC but guess what?? I just looked at my '69 fairlane 302/C4 and there is barely enough room between top bell bolts and and firewall to insert tip of my finger(and none for middle). I can see why the sheet metal massage is necessary. Odd thing is there is probably 2/3 more space with a FE big block install. Difference is that top of bell is approx one inch lower, thus bolts are located just inside tunnel slope. If small block bolts were in same location, 4R70W install would be easy peasy.

[@dragonslair59]

Keep up the good work. Hopefully you guys can get someone with a Mopar to work on so we can watch some good old head scratching and WTH looks.

[@AutoRestoMod]

Hahahahaha my wife wants a Charger so I might be scratching 'til I'm bald in the future...

[@sixt9stang]

Another good video. If you can add in a future video, would you guys be able to talk about flexplate balance?

[@hotrodray6802]

If you have a 28 oz balanced older 302 use an '89 CrownVic 351W Police Car flexplate. AOD pattern with 28 balance. 👍😎

[@sixt9stang]

@@hotrodray6802 Thanks. I am aware of needing the correct balance. I didn't know about the '89 351W flexplate though. That is very good to know. I mostly wanted to bring this to their attention so that they could put it in a video for everyone to see.

[@olmoe1167]

Added a "Like", Jeff....Swap is looking good so far.... was really surprised that the tail had clearance, figured it and the top of the tunnel would need fabrication work....Looking forward to seeing how the rest of the swap and hook up goes.... Oh,,, And I really got a good laugh at the "P" comments....If'n it had been me,,,,, My shorts would have needed an "Oil change".......lol Really love that Lift as well,,,, Sure beats working on your back on the ground....(And I might be dating my self here),,,, A Heck of A Lot Better than Doing it in a "PIT".....

[@AutoRestoMod]

Frankly we were shocked too. With the crossmember in (airing 1.30.20) it settles out nice. Good clearance. That lift...I wish I'd had that five years ago. The Wildfire is the best investment we made for the show.

[@prun8893]

It's a Monster transmission. It was installed 3 years ago. That means it was replaced about 2.5 years ago.

[@AutoRestoMod]

No. It is still running strong. I can sense that your experience with the Monster was not good. Perhaps concentrate on the install portion

[@guillermonieri4203]

This is a great video & look forward to the next. While a little different, the process, steps, etc. I think, will be similar to any trans swap. I would like to install a 5 speed (T5?) on my 1966 Ford F100, with a 300 CI engine, and a 3 speed, on the column, transmission. Thank you.

[@Meche697]

Drop the lift and attach/tilt the engine. A-frame on the engine with some control and trans jack for fitting...

[@hotrodray6802]

🔔😎I'm trying to grasp why if a 302 C4 fits in that the bellhousing bolts won't clear now. Is the bh boss that much thicker?

[@hotrodray6802]

FYI it fits perfect in the full frame 72 + Torino chassis. They came with 429 C6s. The 347 AOD I did was a drop in. Even the original column shifter. Just made a bracket and used a Lokar trans lever. 👍😎

[@tombryant1104]

@@hotrodray6802 See my reply to David Russell

[@tonyrandazzoe8210]

Howd you make the speedo cable work into the 60s car cable ?

[@AutoRestoMod]

Weirdly, the cable only needs a new gear.

[@erongli6681]

Hey what did you guys do about the torque converter? Was it a direct fit or did you have to order a specific one?

[@AutoRestoMod]

We ordered a torque converter through monster so it was one of the ones that they sell.

[@jr-fy7hh]

Sooo will this transmission fit in 1971 ford f100 fe 5.9 360 long bed

[@AutoRestoMod]

Not without the bell housing being an aftermarket one.

[@jonathangrissom7606]

I am wanting to put a T5 or similar manual into my 289 1965 Galaxie. I'd love it if you all would do that or similar. Thanks!

[@Stephen-ob9zt]

I wish the T56 went in to my Maverick that easy, I had to cut a huge hole in the top of the tunnel and fab a cross member...

[@AutoRestoMod]

We will be doing some T56 stuff.

[@williamgrant5783]

I put a 460 in my 88 THUNDERBIRD and it was easy . Why is it hard to use a sbf bolt pattern on a sbf ?

[@AutoRestoMod]

Ford changed the bellhousing in 1966 to a six bolt bellhousing. Then they changed the imbalance on the flywheel in 1983.

[@huckmosby]

Watching this series with great interest. I'm planning an Explorer/Mountaineer 5.0/4r70w swap into my 66 Falcon wagon. Couple of questions: 1. How much massaging did you end up doing on the trans tunnel - area and depth? 2. Was it across the entire front opening, or just on the sides? 3. The ear you cut off, what was it's original purpose? Did you do this to get past the headers, or tunnel. I was very surprised, as others have mentioned, that it didn't just slip right in. Thanks for doing this. And, your videos keep getting better. The new music is great, too.

[@AutoRestoMod]

'66 is a cool year for the Falcon wagon, probably the cleanest of those bodies We only had to dimple where the bolt ears are. Enough to clear the bolts so we could install them from underneath. We are going to go over some alternative methods in the final install episode. The ear probably would have been OK, but it was so close on going in I decided to hack it off to make it that little bit less of a hassle. It is a mounting flange for either assembly of the transmission or install in the chassis. It's funny, we thought all along it was going to be a bug bear.

[@huckmosby]

Thanks. Can't wait for the next episode. This is info I haven't found anywhere else do to the rarity of our vehicles.

[@huckmosby]

Oh, if you where installing the engine and trans as a single until, would you still have to dimple the tunnel? I realize that you would have to pull the engine to remove the trans in the future if this is possible. Just wondering. Thanks, again.

[@jeffrob073]

Are the 4r70 electronic, and will these be a problem with a classic car?

[@AutoRestoMod]

Dimensionally it fits great. We have several episodes on installing it in our '69 Fairlane wagon.

[@oldudesrule]

They make a body smoothing bit for air hammers that would probably work better.

[@rob69270]

Just so i'm clear, did you guys say that the 4R70w will NOT bolt up to an FE?

[@AutoRestoMod]

That is true you have to buy an aftermarket bell housing and have the case machined and tapped to accept it. Or find a company that sells the transmission already converted.

[@rob69270]

@@AutoRestoMod Thanks for the reply! I have this dream that one day I'll be able to get double-digit fuel mileage out of my Galaxie with a 390 FE. Hey, I like to dream :) Thanks again, guys! Love the channel!

[@jcfireman2215]

Bendtsens has a conversion kit for FE to 4R70 trans. They have videos on KZbin.

[@chrisrye9128]

Lady Bird...lady of the lake. 🤣 iseewhatyoudidthere

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

18:43 "How will we tighten them up?" Simple, use a hole saw & cut out access holes from the inside

[@AutoRestoMod]

Lol

[@Faithsforge]

anyone know a good flexplate to mate 351W to a 4r70w?

[@AutoRestoMod]

The 351 Windsor shares a block plate (or flexplate) with the 289-302 and the C4.

[@btarrh]

Couldn't have been that hard when you install a transmission without a torque converter.

[@AutoRestoMod]

Ok.

[@btarrh]

@@AutoRestoMod Just poking at you. I'm installing my own 4R70W at in a custom built crawler. Great video!

[@jerryspalding3268]

I would have just made new floor pan and made it into removable plate like on old pick ups

[@AutoRestoMod]

That is an option for sure.

[@mavgrab74]

As I get older and my knee hurts more, the AOD vs a T5 sounds like a better choice for my Maverick..

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

It looks like it 's beer thirty for Cam.

[@minyoungc_]

AFTER HOURS OF WORK I FINALLY FIT MY 4R70W INTO MY 65 MUSTANG. I DONT HAVE A LIFT BUT I GOT THE 6 TON JACK STANDS FROM HF WHICH GAVE ME JUST ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO UNCOMFORTABLY CRAWL UNDER THE CAR IN AND OUT IN AND OUT AS I DESPARATELY TRIED TO GET THE ENGINE BLOCK DOWELS TO FIT INTO THE BELLHOUSING AND ONCE I DID THAT DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE CROSSMEMBER I COULD BARELY LINE THOSE MFKERS UP I HAD TO BUST OUT THE BOTTLE JACK AND LIFT THE TAILHOUSING NOT TO MENTION ALL THE WOOD CUTTING TO GET THE VARIOUS JACKS TO DO JUST WHAT I NEEDED AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@AutoRestoMod]

I feel your pain.

[@overbuiltautomotive1299]

i love my amazon 220 volt plasma cutter yellow 50 amp lol 189.00 .so 205ish after tax [make sure you get consumables and a bunch of them as it gos threw them fastish]its a big help making crap i just used it to cut a chain saw bar trim ass end off n cut the holes as it would not fit old ms070 china clone like add said it should so i made one..be blessed good show guys .

[@hotrodray6802]

Trans mount. Everybody wants a kit. I guess the old mechanics have disappeared.😱

[@classicstangbrn8964]

Just pretend it's a c6, because that's basically a c6 with overdrive, don't over think it. Be more worried about the controler.

[@waynep343]

check your email... and you can use allen cap screws with a long ball end allen bit socket to tighten them.. www.harborfreight.com/38-in-drive-sae-long-reach-ball-head-hex-socket-set-7-pc-67885.html and with my email.. you still might do the allen cap screws.

[@origionalwinja]

"how to fit that AOD in your classic ford" you f-ing DONT....thats how

[@billsmoot67]

yeah you do!