TCI makes a constant pressure valve body that still requires use of the rod or cable, but the adjustment to the gnat's ass isn't critical with it.
Good for you ! Not doing the cheap ass crate shit route ! The early AOD is what you want with cable shift and the newer one is electronic shift . I just picked up my 302 from the machinist about 2 hour ago . I am putting either a AOD or a T-% behind mine that I am putting into my 55 Ford . Can't figure out which trans to go with . Putting in a big cam and I really love to grab them gears too ! We will see what I use . Either way the extra trans will go into my 37 Ply p/u . I am going with a 292 Y block with 3x2 Offey and a 3.4 race Isky cam . The only other engine I would go with is a 440 ! Would love one of them ! Good luck with your Ford build . Got some pics ? RetroJim