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Re: I'm putting a Ford 302 V8 in my TR3 like Paul and Tom . . .

To: zoboherald@aol.com, hoyt@cavtel.net, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: I'm putting a Ford 302 V8 in my TR3 like Paul and Tom . . .
From: Raymond Hatfield <iron_horse819@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:12:54 -0700 (PDT)
--- zoboherald@aol.com wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, do you remember anything about that conversion, 
> particularly use of the Powerglide box? One of the "problems" that 
> folks (including Standard-Triumph) encountered with the ubiquitous 
> Borg-Warner 35 automatic box is that it was so wide and took up a lot 
> of interior room, not to mention often requiring some rather drastic 
> chassis alterations. Is the Powerglide narrower than the B-W box?

FWIW, I don't know the exact dimentions about the Powerglide, but from what I
remember about them from my hot rodding days they ARE quite small for an
automatic.  I do know Triumph did fit an auto (I assume a BW) to a couple of
TRs as a trial, and I can say that the TH350 and the TH700R4 both fit in my
wife's Stag without altering the floorpan in any way.

Ok, today's useless trivia moment has passed ...

Raymond L. Hatfield
'65 TR4A IRS, O/D, SAH Tuned "Chance"
'73 Stag 4.3L, Auto, A/C, etc "Molly" 
Little Rock, AR

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