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Greg, you've given me many ideas. I have a spare 56 Dynaflow but no 57 bellhousing... would be interesting to see if something comes from it. The 50s Dynaflows were said to have unlimited torque characteristics due to the fluid coupling. Maybe put it to the test? :P

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("Unlimited torque characteristics"???)  Unlimited torque multiplication possibilities, within a range.  Kind of like a "cvt in a circle"?

 

The switch-pitch torque converter goes from about 2.6 down to 1.0, whereas most other torque converters of the time were 2.2 or 2.0 down to 1.0

 

As your buddy has a J-2 Olds in his "fleet" (or access to it), why not see what the difference in the rear frames are between it and your Buick?  IF the olds rear leaf springs will or can attach to the Buick frame, for example?  IF that's easily possible, then changing to an open driveshaft AND a modern automatic (with MORE gears) would be easier to do.  Y'all start hoarding those THM400s from the '65 Wildcats!

 

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9 hours ago, Beemon said:

But Willis, if you remove the rear coils, you loose that famous Buick ride!

 

 I agree! Almost as bad as a chevy engine.

  IF I were doing an open drivre shaft, I would use some kind of torque bars and keep the coils in the same mount. Probably STILL lose some of the ride/handling.

 

  Ben

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In earlier threads about GM frames and how each carline's frames were different or very similar, especially in the rear section, plus the similarities of Olds frames to Buick frames, in those later-'50s times, the possibility of changing Buick torque tube to an Olds open driveshaft/leaf springs came to my mind.  A possible different way to get an open driveshaft rather than an expensive aftermarket (race-inspired) set-up that costs much more money.  The other alternative would be to adapt the torque bar from a Gen III Camaro (also with the THM200-4R transmission, and its related rear housing architecture to accept the torque rod), or design a new rear housing for the DynaFlow to accept such things.

 

With such a leaf spring set-up, it would provide a possibly less-expensive architecture upon which to fit an aftermarket rear axle, rather than a pure custom-built housing per se.  End result might be that the rear axle companies "build to specs" anyway, whatever the specs might be.

 

I'm aware of the frictional issues of coil springs vs leaf springs, of which the coil springs have none.  But I also submit that much of "the ride" is more about spring rates AND shock absorber valving actions.  Perhaps y'all might be more comfortable with using something as a mid-'60s Buick rear suspension (depending upon the rear track width and frame width/configuration in that rear section?  Beemon the fabricator and salvage yard scout?

 

Enjoyy!

NTX5467

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www.yariscustoms.com/1956-cadillac  for the rear air bag installation on a '56 Cadillac.  Note the "lateral bar" in the rear suspension picture.  The engineering of that whole deal appears to be "simplistic", to me.  Looks good, but how does it do "on the road", with bumps an dips and CORNERS?

 

What about daptation of later model Buicks or GM cars' rear suspensions to the '56 chassis?  Keeping the coil springs in the process.  Where the basic designs and engineering were done OEM rather than otherwise.

 

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On 9/22/2017 at 7:00 PM, NTX5467 said:

("Unlimited torque characteristics"???)  Unlimited torque multiplication possibilities, within a range.  Kind of like a "cvt in a circle"?

 

The switch-pitch torque converter goes from about 2.6 down to 1.0, whereas most other torque converters of the time were 2.2 or 2.0 down to 1.0

 

As your buddy has a J-2 Olds in his "fleet" (or access to it), why not see what the difference in the rear frames are between it and your Buick?  IF the olds rear leaf springs will or can attach to the Buick frame, for example?  IF that's easily possible, then changing to an open driveshaft AND a modern automatic (with MORE gears) would be easier to do.  Y'all start hoarding those THM400s from the '65 Wildcats!

 

NTX5467

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On 9/23/2017 at 6:58 PM, NTX5467 said:

Correct on the website.  typo . . .

 

Now, that Caddy is ready for the continental kit on the back, with a hidden 3-blade mower deck for Texas-sized lawns . . . A '58 Buick Limited Riviera would work, too!

 

NTX5467 

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My apologies for continuing the swapping of DF parts as I did.  My orientations were more toward swapping "open driveshaft" items in the place of "closed driveshaft" items.  Might not be the end of the trans you were interested in, though. 

 

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If you convert to an open driveshaft you won't be able to put the car in low and raise it vertically 5 or 6" by power braking. NOW, where is the phun in not being able to intimidate some 1.8 liter whatever with that little trick?

 

"Dear, keep looking straight ahead. But that old man next to us in the Buick is doing something real strange with his car. It is going up!"

 

Bernie

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1 hour ago, 60FlatTop said:

If you convert to an open driveshaft you won't be able to put the car in low and raise it vertically 5 or 6" by power braking. NOW, where is the phun in not being able to intimidate some 1.8 liter whatever with that little trick?

 

"Dear, keep looking straight ahead. But that old man next to us in the Buick is doing something real strange with his car. It is going up!"

 

Bernie

Video demonstration  please!

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