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Automatic transmission question 140-160 1974

posted by  Xraybob on  Fri Aug 10 02:32 CST 2007
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Are the automatic transmissions on the 1974 year 144 series a 3 speed with or without O.D.?
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Automatic transmission question 140-160 1974

posted by  Xraybob on  Fri Aug 10 09:09 CST 2007
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Is there any way to upgrade from the '74 3 speed auto to one from a newer one with O.D.?

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Automatic transmission question 140-160 1974

posted by  walrus3 on  Fri Aug 10 02:58 CST 2007
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Automatic transmission question 140-160 1974

posted by  s_r_c on  Sat Aug 11 10:42 CST 2007
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AW 71's supposedly fit. i don't know if they retain the BW35 bellhousing though. if not, recall that the AW's mate to a slanted engine.

there are a handfull of people who have done the swap, in 122's as i recall, pour over the archives here.

also 74 BW35s, and probably '73 & '75s, are shorter in over all length than earlier versions. don't grab just any if you need to swap trans.
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Automatic transmission question 140-160 1974

posted by  Blue Horse on  Sat Aug 11 14:50 CST 2007
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A better bet is a manual conversion, which is very straightforward if you can come up with a complete donor car. Overdrive (M41) is real nice if you can find one, but a plain old M40 is a big improvement over the sluggish, miserable 3 speed BW35.







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