Re: V-8 Corvair
it was made from the tempest 2 speed powerglide,they added a 2 speed planatary to the back side of the diff to make it a 4 speed auto.They tried it with a fluid coupling and did not work well so they adaped a clutch behind the planatary.It used a hyd acutator to operate the clutch.You used the clutch to launch then a man. auto from there.The trans has to be shifted in every gear.Put it in 3rd and you will start in 3rd.The weak link was the small R&P gear and they had to be changed every 10-12 runs.All the cars except one were changed to front trans.Jay adapted a converter to his and it works great.Mine will SOMEDAY go in my 63 tempest wagon with my all alu 389 engine.Tom
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