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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Howdy yall i'm ikinda new at this just wanted to know i have a 1980 f150 4x4 with the 4 sp granny low just wanted to know how hard and what all i need to do to replaced standard trans with automatic
 
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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best way is to find a donor vehicle
one with good drive line but totally rusted out
this way you have all the little parts
cooler lines, linkage, cross member, ect.
if no donor is available then you will need a good manual
use the manual to make a parts list to start collecting
 
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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yeah but does it have to be out of a 4X4 or will any automatic tranny work
 
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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You gotta find a 4X4 doner truck. The tranny output shaft is different on a 2WD compared to the 4X4.
 
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