'63-'64 FORD C4 Trans Kickdown Conversion Kit SMALL BLOCK V-8, 4V ALL APPS

Description

This sale is for a NEW transmission kickdown rod
CONVERSION KIT
for
63-64 Ford cars, 63-64 Falcons, Cyclones, Comets, Fairlanes,  etc
fast back, coupe or convertible or ANY Ford automobile
with a 260, 289, 302 with a  C-3, C4, C5 automatic transmission and a
4 barrel carburetor
ONLY
. The 2 barrel version is in another sale.
NOTE:
YOUR CARBURETOR
MUST
HAVE A KICKDOWN LEVER INSTALLED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS KICKDOWN ROD. EDELBROCK CARBS REQUIRE THEIR PART # 1483, FORD KICKDOWN ROD ADAPTER.
This conversion kit replaces the OEM setup
as long as your carburetor has a
kickdown
lever installed.
YOU WILL NEED TO INSTALL THE CARBURETOR KICKDOWN LEVER MADE BY YOUR CARBURETOR MANUFACTURER or replace the carb IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE IN ORDER TO USE THIS CONVERSION KIT
.
The provided transmission kickdown lever will replace the stock trans kickdown lever  with one that will point towards the 8 o'clock position, allowing connection of a kickdown rod.
If you are using a Holley 4 barrel carburetor, I  have kickdown rod return spring kits available. You can find them in our Ebay store. Use Add to Cart for the rod sale and also for the return spring kit, if you want it, and the spring kit will basically be shipped free with combined shipping.
The kit includes the kickdown rod, the transmission lever for C-4 transmission lever slightly shortened and the "E" clips to retain the kickdown rod.
An adjustment procedure is also sent with every rod.
These rods are made of stainless steel and will remain elegant looking its entire life...It will not rust.
If it doesn't fit your application the way it should, you should contact me to help solve the problem ....some minor tweaking of the rod is acceptable to obtain good fitment.
The end bushings are permanently installed Delrin bushings and are better than the OEM bushings. They are a more durable plastic.
NOTE: I can also make custom kickdown rods for modified, non-stock applications. A
dvise seller if an aftermarket high rise manifold is installed or a carb spacer with a thickness greater than 1".
THERE IS A .00 SURCHARGE FOR MAKING A CUSTOM ROD.
This part is
MADE IN AMERICA WITH PRIDE by an American Craftsman and U.S. Military Veteran.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PURCHASERS AND/OR
INSTALLERS OF KICKDOWN RODS
I have had many years of experience fabricating kickdown rods for nearly all the different Ford cars and trucks ranging from the 1963 to the 1986 model years.
All of my rods are made from STOCK
FORD templates, reproduced and have been verified by every first purchaser of a particular rod to fit the year, model, engine and transmission that it is described to fit.
No one else in the world is doing this.
This changes when a high rise manifold is installed, as it raises the carburetor up making the stock kickdown rod TOO SHORT. Another thing that will make the rod too short is when a setup has been changed over from 2 barrel carb to a 4 barrel carb. The rod must then be made longer to accommodate moving the connection point on the carb kickdown lever.  This makes it important to know if the intake manifold is a standard rise or high rise  and also whether the carb has been changed out with a 4 barrel where a 2 barrel was originally stock. These situations will require a special rod be made for the setup (if a 4V version is not alrady available) and making it is not a problem as long
as I know what the setup is.
Advise seller if an aftermarket high rise manifold is installed or a carb spacer with a thickness greater than 1". There is a surcharge for making a custom rod.
Another potential issue can come as a result of the installer not understanding exactly how the Ford designed kickdown rod works insofar as where the carburetor kickdown lever should be when at rest. The lever must sit very near to Wide Open Throttle (WOT)(approx .500") in order for the kickdown to function properly.
The carburetor kickdown lever MUST move independently of the throttle lever.
There should be a little more than .500 inch of travel left in the rearward stroke of the kickdown lever when it is connected to the kickdown rod. When full throttle is applied to pass, (into “passing gear”,
as it is sometimes called) the throttle lever or an arm on the throttle shaft (depending on the carburetor type) contacts the kickdown lever in its
near full rearward position and
moves it about
.500 inch to initiate the kickdown of the transmission.
The kickdown rod should NOT reach to the carburetor kickdown lever if the lever is fully forward at the idle position.
Some aftermarket carburetors will have a stop screw inserted thru the throttle lever to the kickdown lever that locks the levers together, preventing the kickdown lever from going back to a near WOT location as it should.
This lock screw MUST be removed from the lever to allow total rearward movement of the kickdown lever so that the kickdown rod will reach its connection pin on the lever satisfactorily
.
The kickdown rod must NEVER be attached to the throttle lever or to a carburetor that does not have the proper kickdown lever installed.
The kickdown lever should be lightly spring loaded FORWARD against the up-stop on the transmission kickdown lever once it is connected to the kickdown rod.
A complete adjustment procedure is sent with every kickdown rod sold.
Kickdown Rods Galore & More LLC
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