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Received my 30" steering column with column shift today for my 50 f1. Preliminary test fit with Toyota box and u-joint looks like it will be to short. Shift lever will hit dash unless it has about a 5 1/2" drop, and that will be to low. Will have more time tomorrow to check it out. What length are you using? From what I checked out, 30" was what people were using.
After checking it out more today I would need a 32" column to make it work. Ididit does not list a 32" in the universal column shift, they have a 33". I will return this to Summit and get a 30" floor shift column and a Lokar AOD Shifter. Thank you for all that replied.
Hey Pokee,
It's good to see another '50 getting saved. Post some pics as you make progress.
We used a 30 inch Ididit with our '50 but our drivetrain set up is different than your's....
351W/AOD with a Mustang II IFS.
Good luck over there in Washington!
Ben in Austin (Currently getting soaked by Harvey)
1950 F1
Hey Pokee,
It's good to see another '50 getting saved. Post some pics as you make progress.
We used a 30 inch Ididit with our '50 but our drivetrain set up is different than your's....
351W/AOD with a Mustang II IFS.
Good luck over there in Washington!
Ben in Austin (Currently getting soaked by Harvey)
1950 F1
Hi Ben,
May I ask which AOD did you use with your 351W?
Which donor vehicle did you get it from and what year?
I'm riding on a 1978 351W & a C6 but would love LOVE an AOD!
Paul
Hey Paul,
We got a no name AOD then had the insides rebuilt/upgraded
with parts from Baumann Engineering. You want to get one with the "A"
size servo - they came on the V8 donor cars/trucks. We have a fairly robust
engine so we had to have a bit more heavy duty internals.