Thread: What auto? How many speeds? 3 or 4?

Originally Posted by Chad

Hi guys...

have been trying to figure out what auto this will have fitted?

Can't find any info on a 1980 model having an Auto?

Everywhere I checked says 83 on had 727? then later Borg warner.

Looking to fit Auto to a Stage one series 3 v8 ute, and figure the best way is to buy whole car...


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Thanks in Advance

Chad

Seems early for an auto. If factory be likey a 727. It will drown the 3.5 a bit but very strong. The earlier BW35 is also 3 spd but lighter and less resource hungry.

Can you ask the seller for a pic of the shifter position?

if you can get the VIN, it will tell you. The 9th digit should be a "3" (727, 3 speed auto IIRC)

Does anyone know much about the box on here for sale..

Says its based on a LT95, ?

Will try and post link, its in the DRIVETRAIN for SALE...


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Not sure if Convertor included, are they hard to come by?

Thanks for your help..

Chad

It will likely be BW35 or C4, both 3 speeds, a pic of the shifter and its position will tell you, I think slunnie has a thread with some pics

From what I remember, specialist landie shops were putting in autos in RR for a few years before the factory item was produced. I am not sure what boxes were used.

They were all LT95 based and either cut the gearbox off the tfr case and connected the auto to the LT95 tfr case or took the innards out of the LT95 gearbox and put the auto box inside the gutted LT95 box casing.

Garry

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Originally Posted by garrycol

From what I remember, specialist landie shops were putting in autos in RR for a few years before the factory item was produced. I am not sure what boxes were used.

They were all LT95 based and either cut the gearbox off the tfr case and connected the auto to the LT95 tfr case or took the innards out of the LT95 gearbox and put the auto box inside the gutted LT95 box casing.

Garry

The machined down case was to fit the C4 (C9) and the auto inside the whole gearbag was the BW35, the C4 is a nice conversion for the day, the BW35 is junk let alone with such an ugly conversion

I think the early, pre factory versions used the Chrysler TorqueFlite gearbox but I cannot remember.

Garry