replacing 4 speed with 3 speed

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Oct 17, 2010 | 02:45 PM

bigern26

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replacing 4 speed with 3 speed

my truck origanaly came with a 360 fe and a 4 speed manual, My donar truck came with a 302 and a 3 on the tree.

Would the 3 speed bolt to the 4 speeds bell housing?

I am thinking if it will I am just going to buy a floor shifter for it and have a 3 speed in my truck.

Thanks for any help.

Oct 17, 2010 | 03:02 PM

73FordF100

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Nope won't work sorry, completely different bellhousing. It would work if you get the correct one.

Oct 17, 2010 | 03:20 PM

bigern26

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So I just need to find a 3 speed bellhousing that bolts to a FE Engine

Oct 17, 2010 | 04:17 PM

jowilker

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73, Why wont the 3 spd work on the 4spd bell? He is not swapping autos that would require complete swaps. I am not up on the manuals myself to say for sure.

John

Oct 17, 2010 | 05:30 PM

carpenter547

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didn't the "3 on the tree" and the top loaders have a different bolt pattern? i know all the 3 tree ones had the same pattern and the top loaders had the same pattern.

on a side note no one i know of other than the 500 bucks racing versions makes bell housings for our fe engines you would need to find one in a bone yard or ebay.

*i was looking for parts long enough to just give up on my project then kids moved into truck and now i have to stay auto*

Oct 17, 2010 | 08:15 PM

73FordF100

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Originally Posted by jowilker

73, Why wont the 3 spd work on the 4spd bell? He is not swapping autos that would require complete swaps. I am not up on the manuals myself to say for sure.

I think the bellhousing of the 4-speed has a different bolt pattern (where the trans bolts to the bellhousing) than the 3-speed. I'm not totally sure but I think I've heard that somewhere before.

Oct 17, 2010 | 08:23 PM

bigern26

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Yeah I could find for sure if the bolt patter for the tranny to bellhousing is the same from 3 to 4 speed. Thats why I asked on here, hoping some one here would know for sure.