IN THE PRESS

Car Craft, July 2002
"Poor Man's Jerico"

We help Car Craft with parts and information on installing a pro shifted toploader in a late model Mustang


Street Rodder, September 2004
"It's Better on Top"
"Putting the shifter were it belongs"

Article on installation of our new DKT Street Rod Shifter


Mustang Enthusiast, October 2004
"Inside the mighty Toploader, Part 1: I.D. and disassembly"
Identification and teardown of a Toploader.
"The end-all, be-all guide to Ford's dominant Four-speed transmission of the Musclecar era" - Mustang Enthusiast


Mustang Enthusiast, November 2004
"Inside the mighty Toploader, Part 2: Inspection and evaluation"

Mustang Enthusiast, December 2004
"Inside the mighty Toploader, Part 3: Assembly"

Musclecar Enthusiast, November 2004
"Inside the mighty Toploader, Part 1: I.D. and disa
ssembly"

Musclecar Enthusiast, December 2004
"Inside the mighty Toploader, Part 2: Inspection and evaluation"

Musclecar Enthusiast, January 2005
"Inside the mighty Toploader, Part 3: Assembly"

Street Rodder, December 2005
"Fixin an X"

Shows a Toploader with our Street Rod Shifter in the frame of a '32 Sedan

 

The Rodder's Journal, Number Thirty One Winter 2006
"Bare Model Mock-Up"

Geoff Miles' '29 Roadster features one of our polished aluminum Toploaders with a Street Rod Shifter mated to a 56' Cadillac Engine

Ford Toploader Transmissions
How To Rebuild Fall 2024
This book features step-by-step procedures in an easy-to-follow format by award-winning motorsports author John Carollo. It shows the intricacies of how Toploaders work, aiding in their repair and offering a full rebuild blueprint. Upgrading a Toploader is also covered using today’s modern parts to keep this versatile transmission relevant. Learn what to look for with Toploader parts, where and how they fit, and how they operate together via hundreds of informative color images.

Click here or on book cover to purchase in our online store

 

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