Vintage transmittins

[Crosley.In.AZ]

We bought some trans cores from an old trans builder that quit the biz in the mid 1980's.

Do not see Roto hydramatics much any more as cores.. also common to call them Slim Jims

[UGLY OLDS]

We bought some trans cores from an old trans builder that quit the biz in the mid 1980's.

Do not see Roto hydramatics much any more as cores.. also common to call them Slim Jims

 This is scary Tony ....I remember changing those ...

Bob.....

[58 Yeoman]

What were they used in?

[Digger]

Speaking from a little experience I recall some of them saving tire wear because the car was on the rack more than on  the road.  I had one in my 62 Ventura

[wayne petty]

i think i just ran across a manual section on those...


http://thefirstgensite.com/library/67service/PO67S7F.pdf

kinda looks like it...

[sirstude]

Speaking of vintage transmissions, does anyone have the layout of how a clutch flyte worked?  A friend of mine and I were talking about an old race car he used to have that had one in it.  The reason we were talking about that one is he regrets letting it go.  It was a 65 Comet with a 427 wedge wiht hilborn injection and the clutch flite.  At the time he had it (early 70's) it was black and was called the magician.  After he got rid of it, he found out that it was Jack Christmans 64 Comet.  Jack had put a new 65 front on it and moved the blown SOHC way back in the chassis for the 65 race year.  The car is now owned by Jim Barillaro and back the way it was.  I was just trying to make sense of what Buzz remembered when he was trying to put the tranny together back then.

Doug

[wayne petty]

this should be exactly what you need...

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b311/root66/727CF/

you will want to copy the images.. as its not my archive... and i don't know how long its going to be up....

there are 21 images...

here are a few pictures to tease with








better make sure the seats are bolted in tight with that one...

or else you will be reclining back there unless you can hang onto the steering wheel really hard..



here is more info...  from a difference source...

http://ggordon528.tripod.com/shop/cpe/clutchflite.html


and new stuff is available here

http://www.lyonsperformance.com/clutch-hydro-p-465.html?osCsid=d2abb496a21c44abf1b977db0ceb66b3

[Digger]

i think i just ran across a manual section on those...


http://thefirstgensite.com/library/67service/PO67S7F.pdf

kinda looks like it...

Think you got the wrong one Wayne. The Roto or 'Slim Jim"was the first 3 speed Hydramatic. I think it started in 60 or 61. As I recall they had trouble with the governers seizing up and had to replace some aluminum parts with steel ones. Mine was out 3 times in about 8 mo.
The Tempest one you brought up is a 2 speed and is basicly a powerglide as I recall.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Pontiac 2 speed was a ST 300  as I recall .  electric kick down solenoid... later a switch pitch converter was added

[Carnut]

I had been wondering if the Roto was any relation to the 'Turboglide'?

The case kinda looked like a turboglide I once had around.

I had thought the turboglide had a lock on the worst auto trans ever.

Then again, I have relatives still driving a 57 Chevy with the factory Turbo in it.