In addition to my P/S project, I'm going to add a C-6 to the Big Red Truck ('68 Ranger 360). I know I need the tranny, the torque converter, the shift linkage, the kick down linkage, a cooler, the column and I'll have to shorten the drive shaft and perhaps modify the pedal assembly. Do I need anything else? Is the "flex plate" different from or in addition to the flywheel? Is a different starter required? Ring gear? Bell housing? Should the existing rear cross member work? I really need to get all the
parts together I can up front since I'm driving this thing every day now. The daughter got her license and has taken over a car. I tried to tell her that a new law said she had to wait 'til she was 25, but she didn't buy it.

Thanks in advance,
Dan Blackwell

 

OK red I hope I remember everything
1- just drop the clutch pedal
2- Find a one piece drive shaft and have the length custon fitted
3- You will need to change to a flexplate, and don't forgrt to remove the pilot bearing
4- The C6 is a one piece tranny, if the bell is round on top it will fit the FE
5-The rear member may have to be moved, just drill new holes and bolt it up.
6- same starter, ring gear is on the flexplate

ps: as long as you are handing you daughter the car keys, her law rules


John
jowilker

66 F100s
In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.

 

To add to Jowilkers reply,
Re C6: C6's have integral bellhousing (not separate) you need one for FE engines, there are C6's w/ other bellhousings (smallblock 302,351W,C and the 240-300 six) (and another for 351M,400,429,460) Look at Jowilkers post to identify a FE bell.
Re kickdown: If you can't easily find the right kickdown linkage you need, Lockar makes a retrofit cable kickdown linkage for C6's.
Re Pedals: On my 76 that I converted, I found in the wrecking yard that the brake pedals were the same. The only difference was that a bolt went through the brake pedal instead of the clutch pedal stud.
Re flywheel/Flexplate: Autos use flexplate, Manuals use flywheel. Just make sure that the ringgear pressed onto the outer edge of flexplate is the same diameter (same #of teeth) as the ringear that was on your flywheel. Also use an FE flexplate. There may be some compatibility w/ 460's (I'm not sure of the 460 engine balance) but you wouldn't want to use a 302,5.0,351W,351C flexplate as they are externally balanced with counterweights welded to the flexplate. The 360/390 are internally balanced and don't have this counterweighting (or at least if it does, it's not the same).
The C6 will have a vaccume operated shift modulator that will require a manifold vaccume source.

BBT