Gen II with a 4 sp auto?

A500 style (42RH) and AW4 both have been done; both can bolt directly to the engine.

Look at the Stickey's in this section.

Using Google to search for appropriate data to run a 700R4 which if installed can be controlled by a few simple devices for the Lock Up torque converter. 
The most sophisticated use a pressure switch installed in the 3/4 servo, a ported vacuum switch in the carburetor and an added switch for the brake.
The concept is to insure that the torque converter un-locks when the engine is under load such as acceleration or hill climbing or coming to a stop.
This can be done by  simple hand controlled switch or a device plugged into the transmission that senses speed only.
The other problem is speedometer drive which can be solved by purchasing and installing adapters to replace the electronic sending uint or a speedometer installed that uses the sending unit or purchasing a GPS system. My preference is a GPS unit.
Advance adapters has an adapter I believe or something like this:

 http://www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/adapters/engine_to_transmission/kit_437amc.htm

Works too.
The transmission mount is not a problem nor is the drive shaft, as it happened due to installation preferences, the drive shaft for my Hornet was exactly the right length requiring only a change in universal and slip joint.  A simple job for a drive shaft shop.
The transmission is big so I widened the drive shaft tunnel by4 inches on the passenger side to give room for adding the pressure switch and routing cooling lines.  I also used that space to help in the mounting of the transmission cooler.  Widening things was not a problem as new rugs were being installed and fit right in with out drastically changing the appearance.
As the installation was in a hornet and the objective was to install a modern 4 speed transmission with a lock up torque converter that objective was met. 
The torque converter was modified to be a 2200 rpm stall converter again a personal preference as I like them with a slightly modified street engine. '
I have one in my Spirit with a modified 904 and it is sweet.
The shift linkage was taken care of using a Lokar linkage adapter and carefully installing it to work with the column shift, also a lokar 700r4 remote firewall mount dip stick was purchases for that application.
A dust shield for the torque converter will be a problem.  Apparently there are two versions (maybe more but for the sake of discussion) an automotive and a truck version. The after market carries a chrome one that fits a truck version.  The car version is not covered by aftermarket, no longer stocked by dealers and is plastic. My 700r4 came from a caprice and I have not found a dust shield yet.


Edited by uncljohn - Jun/21/2014 at 8:30am

I have a 1973 Jeep 360/TH400 that a Gear Vendors overdrive can be bolted to. Got it has a back up plan for my '68 AMX 390. Plans changed. I'm now assembling a fresh '68 390 with M12.

Gear vendors are nice.  Always wanted one.  But then again that was before multi-speed manual and automatic transmissions were commonly available that offered an overdrive as part of the gear ratio.  The catch is that you have to pay attention to the gear ratio spread on the transmission you are contemplating. 
If you don't you can take a really nicely balanced 4 speed application and replace it with say a 5 speed while looking only at the transmission gear ratio of the top gear.   And dumping it in thinking that the final transmission gearing will adjust a 4.11:1 rear axle into something the plays nice with cruising.
Only to discover the the ratio you ignored, that of the 1st Gear now gives you all of the benefits of a wide ratio 3 speed with a granny low and an overdrive.
Something that worked nice in a 100HP farm truck of the late 1940's

A 700 R4 and a 2200 rpm stall converter, a transmission that if set up with the proper final drive acts as if it is a 5 speed automatic.  Can be built to handle and reasonable street HP and has been and converts the pure edge of a 70's brute force muscle car into a svelte performance car of the next century.