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Topic: 65 Comet 4 Speed
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fastcomet289
Gearhead Posts: 140
From: ventura ca
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-26-2002 01:30 AM
   
i ahve the chance to pick up a complete 4 speed conversion for my 65 comet, including
speedo cable
bellhousing and plate
flywheel
fork
brackets
z-bar
floor hump
driveshaft
column
pedals
rods
nos hust shifter in box
all for $900, is this a good deal if everything is decent?? thanks------------------
1970 mach1 351c
1965 comet 289
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Rory McNeil
Gearhead Posts: 1311
From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-26-2002 01:49 AM
Does that $900. include a trans, preferably a toploader? If not, thats way more than I would pay. I think that a 65 would have the narrow early style 5 bolt bellhousing, if so does your 65 Comet have a 5 or 6 bolt engine in it. Also, I think a 65 would also have a weaker 25 spline tailshaft & driveshaft slip yoke.Is all this stuff out of a stock 65, & if so, is your engine a 65 model? Personally, I would go with a later T5 5speed, the 3.35 low gear really helps low end acceleration, & the overdriven 5th is great on the freeway.Unless you want to have your car all factory, I think the 5 speed is tough to beat.------------------
78 Fairmont 428 4 speed 10.20@130mph
80 Fairmont 302 5 speed 12.8@105mph
85 Mustang NHRA Stocker under construction, 302 5 speed
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fastcomet289
Gearhead Posts: 140
From: ventura ca
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-26-2002 03:55 PM
my car has the 6 bolt engine and that price does not iclude the trans. this is a direct take off of a 65 comet so everything should fit right on------------------
1970 mach1 351c
1965 comet 289
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 37258
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-26-2002 04:30 PM
No tranny? Wow! That's expensive in my book! It would be a little on the high side if it included a tranny, IMHO.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC
MCA Member # 47773
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 37258
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-26-2002 04:31 PM
Welcome to M&M, by the way!------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC
MCA Member # 47773
I once asked a man: "Who art thou, that ye may pass judgment upon others?" Then he added $75 to my fine...
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fastcomet289
Gearhead Posts: 140
From: ventura ca
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-27-2002 01:57 AM
ive been a member since 2000 as Clevemach1, but i forgot my password and my email changed so i could not get it,, but thanks for the welcoming anyways,, what does a top-loader transmission go for these days and is that the preferable transmission??------------------
1970 mach1 351c
1965 comet 289
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 37258
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-27-2002 01:04 PM
A decent one goes for about $500. Sundance in the Classic forum has one he's about to put on ebay. Many people prefer the 5 speeds these days, for the overdrive. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC
MCA Member # 47773
I once asked a man: "Who art thou, that ye may pass judgment upon others?" Then he added $75 to my fine...
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Riley
Journeyman Posts: 55
From: Jefferson City, MO, USA
Registered: May 2002
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posted 05-01-2002 06:22 PM
I just registered and here is my first reply.
Almost all of the Falcons and comets came with B-W T-10s which is a stronger transmission than the T-5s. The T-10 use to go in the 389 pontiacs. A T-10 in a small car without slicks can take a small block engine under 400 hp. When the T-10 finally wears out it tends to jump out of gear. The toploaders with a 25 spline tail shaft are weaker then everything and should be avoided at all costs. The toploader with the 28 spline is stronger than the T-10. The Comet-Falcon tailhousing necessary for bolt in installation in 64 and 65 comet-falcon is extremely rare, it has casting numbers C4DR-.
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windbreaker
Journeyman Posts: 1
From: Fullerton,Ca.USA
Registered: May 2002
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posted 05-21-2002 08:12 PM
If you are in the market for a toploader tailshaft(falcon/comet)... There has been one advertised for about three weeks in the recycler(50$)..FYI Bill
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