914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
3/14/17 4:16 p.m.

Yeah, the pretty one. Selling off two motorcycles to have an early sixties Ranchero of my own. In researching GRM, I see the later stuff but nothing on the suspension mods (if any) brakes, etc. I won't be doing a 289 swap as the straight six will do what I need.

If there is no longer a link, what back issues do I need to buy?

Thanks, Dan

Tim Suddard
Tim Suddard Publisher
3/20/17 9:15 p.m.

914Driver, give the office a call and Nancy can hook you up with those issues. The # is 386 239 0523. If memory serves me correctly, we put an 8.8" Ford rear end in it and added a leaf spring at the rear with Konis all around. Up front, we ran stock springs and a 1" front ant-roll bar.

Tim Suddard
Tim Suddard Publisher
3/20/17 9:16 p.m.

The one thing I would not do again is run the AOD transmission. It never seemed to suit the truck. If I had it to do again, I would run a T-5 five-speed or just stick with the C4 automatic.

spitfirebill
spitfirebill UltimaDork
3/21/17 8:16 p.m.

Tim

Did you guys keep the Ranchero?

APEowner
APEowner Reader
3/22/17 10:45 a.m.
Tim Suddard wrote: The one thing I would not do again is run the AOD transmission. It never seemed to suit the truck. If I had it to do again, I would run a T-5 five-speed or just stick with the C4 automatic.

Could you elaborate on that? What is it about the AOD that makes a C4 seem a better fit for that particular car?

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
3/23/17 7:17 a.m.

Thanks Tim, will do. Road trip ahead.

stan
stan UltraDork
3/23/17 7:32 a.m.

Road trip from Hernado to Saratoga Springs?

Looking forward to that one!

Tim Suddard
Tim Suddard Publisher
3/23/17 7:43 a.m.

The AOD was from a full size truck and it never seemed to mesh, (no matter how much we adjusted it) with the small-block in the Ranchero. If was also an early, pre-computerized AOD. I swear it robbed the truck of 50 horsepower. I decided the Edsel was even cooler than the Ranchero, with just as much carrying capacity and more seats up front. So, I sold the Ranchero to a reader in South Florida, who I believe still has it.

APEowner
APEowner Reader
3/23/17 8:37 a.m.
Tim Suddard wrote: The AOD was from a full size truck and it never seemed to mesh, (no matter how much we adjusted it) with the small-block in the Ranchero. If was also an early, pre-computerized AOD. I swear it robbed the truck of 50 horsepower. I decided the Edsel was even cooler than the Ranchero, with just as much carrying capacity and more seats up front. So, I sold the Ranchero to a reader in South Florida, who I believe still has it.

Thanks Tim. I've done a couple of C4 to AOD swaps for customers and they all seemed pretty content with the results but they were all fresh builds behind relatively large small blocks in street/strip cars. I could see where putting one behind a smaller, high revving engine driven by someone who likes to go around corners (and be in the power band on exit) might not work so well.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
3/23/17 9:35 a.m.
stan wrote: Road trip from Hernado to Saratoga Springs? Looking forward to that one!

$700 to ship it or about that to drive down and back with a trailer. Coin toss coming.

stan
stan UltraDork
3/23/17 12:08 p.m.
914Driver wrote:
stan wrote: Road trip from Hernado to Saratoga Springs? Looking forward to that one!
$700 to ship it or about that to drive down and back with a trailer. Coin toss coming.

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