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well...drawing a BLANK on the CIDD......
the 3.59 I know to be the ratio....
AND the D4TE is ..."DATE".......December.
But all the numbers i find start with W.....
Why does this one have a "C"...?
Oh yeah...The door plate says the axle is a "J" code for locking differential...BUT IT'S NOT.......What is the deal with that?
found a Fairlane 500 with a 2.80:1 rear end...
And a 83 LTD but with springs instead of leafs...Purty sure i can weld on shock plates...If it is the right width
Do you think it possible to exchange the 7.25 in my Rancho for one of these?
And true....it is not a crown vic...and it does have the 200..
BTW is the trans in it elec shift?
The trans is a C5, a modded by Ford C4. No AOD's w/a 200. Dunno if the rear axle will fit.
I noticed your 200 ref in another thread, added the info into this one.
1983: The 200 and awful 3.8L V6 were all that were available. The 302 was an option beginning in 1984, the 3.8L was standard. LTD cancelled after 1986.
1985/86: There was a police cruiser option (sedans & station wagons), also available to the public...came with the same 302 hipo used in Mustang's and Mark VII LSC's.
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Bill // Retired Ford Parts Manager // SoCal Chapter member // Part Number Research: 1928/2001 FoMoCo vehicles.
yup...stock Fordo in her now...
The 66' 200 was likely put in after someone tried to take her out on the hiway and found out too late that wasnt the original intention for these "compacts"...lol
Anywho....
I am hoping to come across a SROD for this 66' block. Will the high mount starter be an issue?
When i get the "new" engine/trans here i hope the center link will work.
Probably gonna change the rear gear to a 3-1 or 3.03 - 1 for some better hiway cruising
Ford RUG SR-OD: "Weak sister" single rail 4 speed overdrive, originally designed for and installed in Granada's with 200/302's in an effort to improve fuel economy after the first Arab Oil Embargo ended (1974).
Ford began installing them in F100/150's, Econolines, Fairmont/Zephyr's in 1978 for the same reason: Better MPG. Replacement parts are slim and none, expensive when you do find them.
The end of the shifter fits into a plastic bushing that was notorious for breaking. Lotsa luck finding any, it's been obsolete for decades and what NOS was layin' around has mostly been bought up.
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Bill // Retired Ford Parts Manager // SoCal Chapter member // Part Number Research: 1928/2001 FoMoCo vehicles.
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