Technical Shoebox/SBF fitment issues

The 4R70W is a smidge larger than the AOD you may have to massage the tunnel a bit.

 

Jeff you're a fountain of knowledge, you ever ever visit the sf bay area?

 

Not in a long,long time left California in '94 only been back once since. I used to live in Lodi,Manteca and Sacramento.

 

In most cases a SBF in a 1949-53 Ford is an easy fit with stock suspension,maybe this would have been an easier upgrade with out all the headaches: https://www.performanceonline.com/1949-53-Ford-Custom-Stage-2-Tubular-Control-Arm-Suspension-Kit/

 

What did your overall fix end up being?