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Mail From: Max Watson (email redacted)

I was at Pick'n'Pull today where I spotted a automatic overdrive tranny in
a '81 Lincoln Continental. The pan reads "Automatic Overdrive - METRIC".
What's up with the Metric?? I assume this is an SROD, how much
better/worse is it opposed to the AOD?

Also I discovered that those $100 1-inch front sway bars can be had for
$10. Found one on a Granada ESS (ESS? Extra Silky Smooth? Heh).

Oh, my '68 also could use a new instrument cluster housing, most of the
silver stuff has disappeared. The repros are ~$60. Can anyone comment on
the quality?

Max
'68 coupe (gave her a lot of attention this weekend)

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Mail From: DEVIN HAWES (email redacted)

The SROD is a manual transmission. Toaploader with internal linkage and an overdrive
4th gear


Max Watson wrote:
>
> I was at Pick'n'Pull today where I spotted a automatic overdrive tranny in
> a '81 Lincoln Continental. The pan reads "Automatic Overdrive - METRIC".
> What's up with the Metric?? I assume this is an SROD, how much
> better/worse is it opposed to the AOD?
>
> Also I discovered that those $100 1-inch front sway bars can be had for
> $10. Found one on a Granada ESS (ESS? Extra Silky Smooth? Heh).
>
> Oh, my '68 also could use a new instrument cluster housing, most of the
> silver stuff has disappeared. The repros are ~$60. Can anyone comment on
> the quality?
>
> Max
> '68 coupe (gave her a lot of attention this weekend)

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Mail From: Max Watson (email redacted)

>The SROD is a manual transmission. Toaploader with internal linkage and
>an overdrive
>4th gear

So then what I was looking at is an AOD?

Max

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Mail From: (email redacted) (email redacted)

Check out last month's or the month before Mustang Monthly. They did an
article on the differences between the new and repo instument clusters.
The main focus was '67-'68 so it should help guide you.

Mike Bradburn
Compaq Computer Corporation
20555 SH 249 MS090803
Houston, TX 77070
emailemail redacted)
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Original Text
From: Max Watson <(email redacted)>, on 12/15/96 11:26 PM:
I was at Pick'n'Pull today where I spotted a automatic overdrive tranny in
a '81 Lincoln Continental. The pan reads "Automatic Overdrive - METRIC".
What's up with the Metric?? I assume this is an SROD, how much
better/worse is it opposed to the AOD?

Also I discovered that those $100 1-inch front sway bars can be had for
$10. Found one on a Granada ESS (ESS? Extra Silky Smooth? Heh).

Oh, my '68 also could use a new instrument cluster housing, most of the
silver stuff has disappeared. The repros are ~$60. Can anyone comment on
the quality?

Max
'68 coupe (gave her a lot of attention this weekend)