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12-13-2012, 03:30 PM
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Now With More Manual Transmission
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Trust me when I say there is no more detestable a sensation than being slowly overrun by cold tranny fluid.
This isn't my first rodeo. I have, in the past, pulled any number of transmissions, both automatic and manual, and no matter how many times I do the deed, I'm always astounded at the staggering preponderance of fluid a slusher can stash away in its unknown voids. I started the madness of converting this 1989 Ford Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) from a four-speed automatic to a five-speed manual by dropping the pan on the old gearbox and letting the super-fried automatic transmission fluid bleed out into a drain pan.
Pulling the old box out of the car was as simple as keeping everything supported while I removed the driveshaft, unbolted the bellhousing from the engine block and sent the one crossmember that supported the transmission packing. But wrestling the contraption from under the car unleashed a small lake of brackish ATF that threatened to flash flood the basement. Trust me when I say there is no more detestable a sensation than being slowly overrun by cold tranny fluid. Please hold your "that's what she said" jokes until the conclusion of our program.
Project Ugly Horse: Part I (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/10/project-ugly-horse-part-1/)
Project Ugly Horse: Part II (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/07/project-ugly-horse-part-ii/)Continue reading Project Ugly Horse: Part III (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/13/project-ugly-horse-part-iii/)
Project Ugly Horse: Part III (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/13/project-ugly-horse-part-iii/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Now With More Manual Transmission
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/12/01-trans-swap-628.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/project-ugly-horse-1989-ford-mustang-lx/#photo-5497582)
Trust me when I say there is no more detestable a sensation than being slowly overrun by cold tranny fluid.
This isn't my first rodeo. I have, in the past, pulled any number of transmissions, both automatic and manual, and no matter how many times I do the deed, I'm always astounded at the staggering preponderance of fluid a slusher can stash away in its unknown voids. I started the madness of converting this 1989 Ford Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) from a four-speed automatic to a five-speed manual by dropping the pan on the old gearbox and letting the super-fried automatic transmission fluid bleed out into a drain pan.
Pulling the old box out of the car was as simple as keeping everything supported while I removed the driveshaft, unbolted the bellhousing from the engine block and sent the one crossmember that supported the transmission packing. But wrestling the contraption from under the car unleashed a small lake of brackish ATF that threatened to flash flood the basement. Trust me when I say there is no more detestable a sensation than being slowly overrun by cold tranny fluid. Please hold your "that's what she said" jokes until the conclusion of our program.
Project Ugly Horse: Part I (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/10/project-ugly-horse-part-1/)
Project Ugly Horse: Part II (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/07/project-ugly-horse-part-ii/)Continue reading Project Ugly Horse: Part III (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/13/project-ugly-horse-part-iii/)
Project Ugly Horse: Part III (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/13/project-ugly-horse-part-iii/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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