5 speed conversion option
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05/22/04 01:46 PM
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Quite a few people have expressed interest on how I did the 5 speed conversion in our garage chally (RIP). Well I finally got enough time to get some info for you lovely people.
Items needed:
-T-5 tranny (mustang, transmaro, etc...)
-Driveshaft from that tranny
-Lakewood scatter shield (or regualr bellhousing and a call to drdiff)
-Transmission mount from your car and the T-5 car
-MIG or TIG welder access
-Your correct flywheel for your motor (mopar)
-Your correct pressure plate (mopar)
-A clutch for a T-5 tranny
-A pilot bushing with an inside diameter correct for tanny and oudside diameter correct for your motor
-Mopar Z-bar
-1 inch plate steel
I would expect your car to be down a week or so depending on how much you work
With the T-5 out of a Mustang your shifter ends up kiddy corner of the stock (4-speed) location. So it looks better on Automatic cars.
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Re: 5 speed conversion option
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05/22/04 01:48 PM
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Last edited by JohnRR; 05/22/04 05:58 PM.
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Re: 5 speed conversion option
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05/22/04 01:56 PM
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What is the stick out length of the Ford input shaft compared to the Mopar 4-speed unit?
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Re: 5 speed conversion option
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05/22/04 01:57 PM
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Fairly close after the tranny is mounted to the bellhousing
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Re: 5 speed conversion option
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05/24/04 06:25 PM
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Re: 5 speed conversion option
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05/24/04 06:59 PM
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ratstar, how different is the shifter location compared to factory humps? If a car did not have the factory hump, would it be easier to fab up an opening for the shifter, or use a factory Mopar 4 spd hump?
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Re: 5 speed conversion option
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05/24/04 07:16 PM
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Alex to answer your questions the tranny ount just took a little bit of time. If you took more I am sure you could make it look alot better than mine. The clutch was a 10.5 but we used everything else 11. It works.
Shifter location in a b-body would be i believe tha same as it looks in the e-body. All I know is that the put the shifting location directly in line with the tranny center instead of off to the left side like the 833. It would be easier and better looking not to have a 4-speed hump.
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Re: 5 speed conversion option
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05/24/04 07:43 PM
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I am sure they make a 1350 version of it, and I have no idea on if they are different for a ferd or gm. Good thing to look into though.
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Re: 5 speed conversion option
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05/28/04 07:05 PM
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Stock clutch fork yes but modified slightly. Very slightly. It has to be slit and welded. Just to create more of a bend.
Cost for us was about $200. But thats only cause we do all the fab work and the tranny was only 60 from a friend. Havent priced them in the j-yards.
You have to fab an adapter from the tranny to the housing, thats what the 1 inch steel is for.
It was done on a smallblock in a chally.
I have heard that the 6 speed is close but I havent gotten my hands on one, yet.
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Re: 5 speed conversion option
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05/28/04 07:58 PM
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mcleod is in the process of making blowsheilds that are compatible with the newer 5 and 6 speeds ,they may be already available
running up my post count some more .
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