Dan's 65 Cyclone project !

[Caveman49]

Looking real good, nice setup.

[StPro]

I heard using Dry Ice on the inside freezes the under coating. it gets brittle and can be scraped off very easy

[Joe Travers]

No, my car was an automatic. I've used a TKX previously; I'm hoping the forward shifter location will clear the tunnel support. Floor first, of course. Here's the last I installed; the square plate with the sticker is for the forward shifter location. Thanks for looking-

Dan

I'm pretty sure one TKX shifter location should be same as T-5. There are plenty of those conversions floating around.
Was revisiting this in my head, looking for stout overdrive that fits factory location and remembered that's a bust.

Thanks

Joe

[bigdan]

No, my car was an automatic. I've used a TKX previously; I'm hoping the forward shifter location will clear the tunnel support. Floor first, of course. Here's the last I installed; the square plate with the sticker is for the forward shifter location. Thanks for looking-

Dan

I'm pretty sure one TKX shifter location should be same as T-5. There are plenty of those conversions floating around.
Was revisiting this in my head, looking for stout overdrive that fits factory location and remembered that's a bust.

Thanks

Joe

Would have to be a toploader for the stock location. The TKX is rated to 600 ft/lbs and I'm thinking the forward shifter location would clear the crossmember. They're super smooth - I love the unit in my 53 pickup - shifts at 6500 every now and then 🫣

More later -

Dan

[bigdan]

Still making progress. Body is stripped for now and braced off. It's amazing how light these cars are once stripped down; heck i can pick up either end off the sawhorses myself! Pulled dimensions and then got distracted stripping a little paint from the drivers trunk drop; not too bad, just a little rust and mud to remove. Whittling away at floor removal now; more later!

Dan