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11-04-2006 11:19 AM #23
T-89
T-85/89 had a 4th gear added and became T-10.
T-89 is a big veefy 3spd used with many early-mid '60s engines.
T-89 also used by Ford (w/ overdrive) (390) and by Olds mid '60s. (394)
T-89 (w/ overdrive) Ford was the last to offer them in '71 pickups.
T-85 (basically the same tranny as T-89) was also used with Dodge-Plymouth 426 engine in '64
T-10/85/89 all had the 9 bolt side cover , but the T-89 shift arms were (stagered ) not inline like the T-10 & 85.
T-89 and T-10 bolt patterns look very similar also to '49-'64 Ford pattern.
T-89 was fitted with a BW overdrive unit on the rear. These didn't bolt to just any tranny, there was an adapter about an inch thick (25-26 mm) that went between the tranny and over-drive unit. The output shaft of the tranny was a short length and splined to fit into the over-drive unit as well.
The T-89 also was used with the over-drive in the V8 torque tube cars.
Sorry for your loss of friend Mike McGee, Shine. Great trans men are few and far between, it seems. Sadly, Mike Frade was only 66 and had been talking about retirement for ten years that I know...
We Lost a Good One