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Originally Posted by SoCalCoupe
Did a search on "1941 Ford Open Drive Conversion" and found next to nothing.
Was looking for a bolt in, or even a weld-in, kit to connect the radius rods and a new torque arm to a pivot and weld that to the frame.
Motivation is to run a T5 or Tremec 5speed. I've read dozens of posts on this conversion. To me, sounds overall easier to do an open-drive conversion than to mate the T5 to the torque tube.
Your thoughts on 1941 Ford open drive conversion.
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Hey SoCal ......Can't blame a guy for wanting to shift gears with a newer technology transmission in an old Ford...I can relate! Believe it or not, a friend and I have actually converted a torque tube to a T5 in a '35 Ford with an 8BA flathead engine. Click on the link BELOW if you have any interest in reading the full thread with pictures and details on that project.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...T5+TORQUE+TUBE
If you have not realized the benefits of a correctly-installed (geometry-wise) banjo rear end, spring and supporting radius rods/torque tube, then there is still one good, proven path for you to take with your project, and that is to go ahead and install a preferred rear end using one of the well-proven installation kits like the one offered by "Chassis Engineering" utilizing a pair of semi-elliptical springs just like you might find in an everyday '55 Chevy or '67 Camaro. The kits are well-engineered, simple to set-up, and won't break the bank. That way, you don't have any guessing to do as far as modifying/reinforcing and correctly-articulating a banjo rear end in your '41. See the link BELOW! DD
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/c...+5cb4a9ba25bce
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