i was running a carbd 5.0 with an AOD in my 65 coupe before I went to EFI and a 4R70W trans.
You can purchase an adapter arm to mate the TV cable to the Holley throttle linkage. The trick is that the geometry between the TV cable adapter lever on the carb and the lever on the trans must be pretty close to the stock configuration or the trans TV pressure curve will be screwed up. Bad karma for an AOD! You can't just put a ball stud on the Holley linkage and call it a day, Oh No, that would be too easy!!! I did a bunch of measuring and fabricated up my own carb lever. My home made rig worked fine but I think I would just go ahead and buy a commercial one for the convenience. I was never able to get the stock TV cable to work correctly so I purchased a pricy Lokar cable that did the job.

 

Thanks --- Lokar, eh? Did you ever take any pics illustrating this set up?

 

No... Never took any detailed pics. There's really not much to it if you buy the Holley linkage adapter and the Lokar cable kit. It's a common swap in the vintage Mustang world.

I'm sure you can search the interweb and find everything you need.

It's a little pricey but it's a heck of a lot cheaper than overhauling a burned up AOD!

 

I have the rod set-up. Since my ccar was fi, I have an aftermarket throttle set-up. Took an Edelbrock TV adaptor, drilled out the rod linkage and attatched it to my holley throttle. took a few test drives to get it adjusted just right. Here are some pics....

 

Awesome, still have a rod from a cfi car. "Took an Edelbrock TV adaptor," which is this within the photo, and... you drilled the rod end or linkage?

BTW - Who makes the blue bracket and... how does one make the TV adjustment?

 

drilled the edelbrock adapter. That piece was originally meant to swivel on the rest of the adaptor that I drilled it out of. I then screwed it into the carb linkage (make sure it's tight). You can adjust the rod where it attaches to the transmission.

throttle linkage here....
Throttle Cable Bracket for Holley Carburetor Carb New - eBay (item 310293538134 end time Feb-14-11 09:38:14 PST)

 

Thanks again for the help, bought a bracket/adapter for a Holley, next a nice throttle cable bracket as yours ^^^