Transmission Conversion

[FireWeb13]

Hey whats up everyone...

I have a 95 bronco with the 351w and the e40d and it finally gave up on me this last weekend... And this is what i was wondering... I have a newly rebuilt C6 trans that came out of my 79 f150 4x4... will i be able to put the c6 in? and if i can what do i need?

any help would be awesome...

Thanks.

 

[Justshootme84]

IF the C6 from the 79 was mated to a 351M/ 400M motor, it will not bolt up to the 95 351W as the bellhousing bolt patterns are different. The E40D is also controlled by the ECM (computer), so swapping to another tranny would mean either changing ECm's or modifying it to work with a non-computercontrolled tranny. There's als o the issue of the transfer case shift linkage, since it's specific to each tranny type. JSM84

 

[Miss Kitten]

go for the zf swap /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

5 speed manual with granny low first gear and over drive

direct bolt on swap and relatively inexpensive

 

[FireWeb13]

go for the zf swap /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
5 speed manual with granny low first gear and over drive

direct bolt on swap and relatively inexpensive

ok.. i will check out the 5 speed... i have been thinking about that... and now i know its a direct bolt on swap... so it makes my decision easier..

thanks miss kitten.

 

[FireWeb13]

IF the C6 from the 79 was mated to a 351M/ 400M motor, it will not bolt up to the 95 351W as the bellhousing bolt patterns are different. The E40D is also controlled by the ECM (computer), so swapping to another tranny would mean either changing ECm's or modifying it to work with a non-computercontrolled tranny. There's als o the issue of the transfer case shift linkage, since it's specific to each tranny type. JSM84

ok... so the c6 is out of the question... and the linkage wouldnt be a problem.. i have a few friends who are fabricators... but i would rather not mess with the computer...

thanks for the info...

 

[Justshootme84]

go for the zf swap /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
5 speed manual with granny low first gear and over drive

direct bolt on swap and relatively inexpensive

That is a very good suggestion, too. If you search back a while, you may find a thread where I posted some info on links on swapping to the ZFseries (S-42 or S-47). you'll want to look for one for a smallblock V-8/ 351W and not a big block/ 460 or diesel.

You'll still need to address the ECM issue with any trans swap. I believe there is still some info on www.fordfuelinjection.com about the ECm, since the motor will not run like normal without input from the tranny. the ZF is not ECM-controlled like the E40D.

 

[FireWeb13]

That is a very good suggestion, too. If you search back a while, you may find a thread where I posted some info on links on swapping to the ZFseries (S-42 or S-47). you'll want to look for one for a smallblock V-8/ 351W and not a big block/ 460 or diesel.
You'll still need to address the ECM issue with any trans swap. I believe there is still some info on www.fordfuelinjection.com about the ECm, since the motor will not run like normal without input from the tranny. the ZF is not ECM-controlled like the E40D.

yeah i got most of the info from miss kitten... but i still wasnt sure about the ecm... i'll check out the site.. thanks alot...