1958 METEOR 223 I6
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Hi, this is my first post:
I just bought a 1958 Ford Meteor (it's basically a Canadian version of a custom 300), its got a 223 I6 & 3 on the tree. I bought the car for my dad and since he's only got one arm I guess I'm going to have to convert it to an automatic. Now the more I look into it the more it seems that I've got a couple of good options;
1. Install an AOD with the use of an adapter kit fabbed up by Bendtsen's.
2. Install a C4 with a bellhousing from a 1964 ford that had the one year only 223 to C4 powertrain combo.
-Theese seem to be the logical choices opposed to the primative ford-o-matic, or the bulky C6.
I was wondering if any of you guys out there could could recomend one over the other, (I'm leaning twards the C4)
-also I'm not even 100% sure where I could track down a bell for the C4 swap.
Any help would be appreciated, as I'm an Old's guy I don't have much experience with Ford specific issues.
If any one has the C4 bell or knows a speed shop that might carry one please let me know.
Thanks,
-Nate.
I just bought a 1958 Ford Meteor (it's basically a Canadian version of a custom 300), its got a 223 I6 & 3 on the tree. I bought the car for my dad and since he's only got one arm I guess I'm going to have to convert it to an automatic. Now the more I look into it the more it seems that I've got a couple of good options;
1. Install an AOD with the use of an adapter kit fabbed up by Bendtsen's.
2. Install a C4 with a bellhousing from a 1964 ford that had the one year only 223 to C4 powertrain combo.
-Theese seem to be the logical choices opposed to the primative ford-o-matic, or the bulky C6.
I was wondering if any of you guys out there could could recomend one over the other, (I'm leaning twards the C4)
-also I'm not even 100% sure where I could track down a bell for the C4 swap.
Any help would be appreciated, as I'm an Old's guy I don't have much experience with Ford specific issues.
If any one has the C4 bell or knows a speed shop that might carry one please let me know.
Thanks,
-Nate.