A 62 Torqueflite would have bolted right up to your 440 and you could have
used the original shift cable AND still have an emergency brake. My 300-F
is set up this way and it all works as stock. You have to use the 62 and up
speedometer cable though.
300ly,
Don
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> From: Richard Zapata <RJZ123@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FWDLK] push buttons
> Date: Friday, May 01, 1998 9:51 PM
>
> There's been some chat about the push-button trans. When I swaped a 440
> with the newer 727 trans into my Christine, I was determined to make the
> push-buttons work. It took about a week of " custom engineering " to get
> it right. I weakened the detents in the trans lever by grinding the
> bumps off and weakening the spring. Then I beefed up the button
> mechinism with some welded on strips of metal. A boat cable connects
> them. Now R=drive, D=rev., and L=park !!! But it works beautiful.
> PS- the original 318 was really junk [left apart for 4 years outdoors]
>
> Long Live Christine
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