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Old 09-09-2011, 09:00 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by BlueOval Ralph View Post
I'm not sure if it's legal, but GM used a Ford heavy duty top loader 3sp in 1966 & 1967 in the Olds 442's and Pontiac GTO's, I was working @ Hurst Performance Research at the time and we maid the shifters for them.
If I remember right, GM used a one-off bell housing on those cars and the tranny was clocked for some reason, maybe for clearance with the floor pan?

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