BEFORE you POR it(the frame),drill DRAIN holes on the bottom side of the
frame as that is the Number 1 reason for rotted frames,water gets into the
box frame,and rusts its way out,Because the Factory never put any drain
holes in the frame.
Claude
1024/1136
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim & Ginny <jim-ginny@home.com>
To: Peter Hermann <hermann@muenster.de>
Cc: bricklin <Bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: AOD conversion
> What type of car & year did your AOD come out of?
>
> Peter Hermann wrote:
> >
> > This weekend I tried to exchange my transmission. I removed the body
from
> > the chassis to sand the chassis and the metal strengthener under the
body
> > and paint it with POR. A perfect moment to exchange the transmission. I
> > believed the article I found in Tech Central on the bricklin homepage
and
> > ordered an AOD and a 9"-Ford rear axle to find out the AOD is about 5 cm
> > longer than the original transmission. It bolts right in to the engine
but
> > it doesn´t fit to the bar which carrys the end of the transmission. The
next
> > problem appears with the rear axle. The differential housing is bigger
than
> > the one of the original. It doesn´t fit together - the propeller shaft
has
> > to be exchanged, too. You need one which is approx. 10 cm shorter.
> >
> > Did I something wrong? Is the information in Tech Centr. not correct?
> >
> > Peter
> > #2041
>
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