Technical Ford flathead automatic transmission interchange question

have a friend that is putting a 1953 Flathead in a moder t. He wants an automatic transmission. will a transmission from a 1954-1956 ford car fit?

 

I'd put in a C-4 with one of the many available adapters. Early Fords were air cooled with some crazy linkage.

 

You’ll need helper springs on the A to carry the weight of an early Fordo, air or water cooled. The linkage is like jimmy mentioned, unless you’ve got a transmission guy who can work around it. Then they start in 2nd gear unless you manually put them in low. If there’s a valve body to solve that I haven’t seen it.

I’d go look at a 2004R. Fairly small, light, low losses, good ratios and overdrive. Wilcap makes an adapter, but I don’t know what the wait time is.

I know, ford in a ford, but paint it black and no one will notice. I’m mainly a ford Yblock guy, but I’ve used 200R4’s and really like them.

 

C4 great way to go................

 

The Y block transmission wouldn't bolt up anyway, you'd need one from a flattie.

 

looks like a c4 would be his best bet, thanks,
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