[joe_padavano]

Hey again. I just wanted to say that my first two posts in this thread were a little snippy and I'm sorry. The problem is that this proposed project is probably ten times harder and ten times more expensive than you think. I've seem many projects of similar complexity that get abandoned after the builder realizes he's in waaaay over his head. The result is one and possibly two good cars cut up.

If your intent is to build an early Toro with an OD trans and a modern fuel injected engine, here's a suggested alternative.

As I noted above, the TH325-4R is the same configuration and roughly the same size as the TH425 in the Toro. Since the TH325-4R uses 200-4R internals, you can beef the 325 using available aftermarket parts. Once you build that trans, dig up a turbo Buick V6. The V6 bolts to the TH325 and was even used in this configuration in the 79-85 FWD Rivieras (including a turbo version). While the motor and trans mounts are different between the 79-85 cars and your 66, they are close enough that it's not rocket science to fab new brackets. The Toro axles will likely even be close to bolting to the TH325.

The beauty of this is that it doesn't require you to take a torch to the Toro and if you do it right, the original 425 and TH425 can be reinstalled if you (or a future buyer) so desires. Turbo Buicks can build serious horsepower and the resulting drivetrain should shave a couple of hundred pounds off the nose of the Toro. Plus, this is a real-life project that a reasonable builder could put together in his own garage. It doesn't require a chassis jig, surface plate, or Jay Leno's bank account.

Just a thought...