COMET CENTRAL

does anybody have a pic of the part of the cross member that bolts in and holds the trans in. also, is it the same as a falcon? my '64 didn't come with one. maybe someone has an extra one willing to sell. it seems like their few and far between around here. thanks, gary

Not sure it matters, manual or automatic transmission?

Yea I think I got one ,may not have the park brake lever on it I'll look tomorrow for it so see.I may have 2 of them. I think they are all the same but may use different trans mounts. yep same as falcon.

Yeah I could use one for my 65 T-10 Cyclone too.
DR

DesertRat wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:12 am

Yeah I could use one for my 65 T-10 Cyclone too.
DR

I'll look for both of them this evening.

The swaps I've done on 61 and 63 cars used different length cantilever spring with OEM crossmember for different trannys - 2.77 vs Dagenham vs Fordo' automatic.

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Question please:
You guys with HiPo 64/65 Comet setups: - do you still use the Cantilever spring tranny mount?.

Many swap out to the aftermarket style "C4 Conversion Tranny mount" which seems a better choice. I use the aftermarket and adapt it for HiPo use.

... popular aftermarket "C4 Conversion Tranny mount" for 60-65 (?) :



T5 with notched xmember and aftermarket mount - OEM Xmember cutting needs help to maintain structural integrity:
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modified mount and xmember for cut/notched OEM body crossmember to fit T5 tranny shift box - attaches to frame connectors:

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(61 Comet was 2.77 swapped to 3.03 then T5 - '63 Wagon was 2.77 swapped to Dagenham then T5.)
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have fun

power band wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:01 pm

Question please:
You guys with HiPo 64/65 Comet setups: - do you still use the Cantilever spring tranny mount?.

'63 1/2 Borg-Warner T-10B, yep. Use vibration damper as well on tailshaft.
Don't know about the later T-10H.

JT

Toploader takes a different spring than T10 as well

I did not want an aftermarket mount and the spring on my factory mount was cracked. (BW T10)
I decided to duplicate the shape of the spring in half inch steel, I formed the shape and drilled the necessary holes. I did not use the factory type parking brake hardware because it interfered with my driveline and exhaust system.
Jim

..." decided to duplicate the shape of the spring in half inch steel"

... NICE!, that oughta' hold it, and not much spring in that steel I bet

have fun

A/FX wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:37 pm

I did not use the factory type parking brake hardware because it interfered with my driveline and exhaust system.

Nice touch, Jim!
I have all the original hardware but cable disconnected for reasons stated.

JT

wow!! i didn't expect so many replies. thanks alot. i am sorry for not saying what trans i had. i thought about it and got busy and forgot to post it. i am swapping in a 302/c4 from a '79 ford truck i had that was junk. it orignally had a 6/automatic from what the owner told me. i don't know what auto as it didn't come with them and he didn't say. it looks like some kind of cradle is what i need but what do i know? thanks again, gary

flatheadgary wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:52 pm

wow!! i didn't expect so many replies. thanks alot. i am sorry for not saying what trans i had. i thought about it and got busy and forgot to post it. i am swapping in a 302/c4 from a '79 ford truck i had that was junk. it orignally had a 6/automatic from what the owner told me. i don't know what auto as it didn't come with them and he didn't say. it looks like some kind of cradle is what i need but what do i know? thanks again, gary

I ditched the original style with the leaf spring. The C4 conversion mount uses the standard rubber mount you can get anywhere.
Here’s the conversion style https://www.ebay.com/itm/203081250651

Joe

thanks joe. just what i was looking for.