My build 1986 notch with 6.0/th350
03-13-2010, 05:38 PM
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Hey orangenotch, first off great looking notch.... yeah I'm a little bias as I'm in the process of getting my own '86 Coupe conversion finished...doing a 5.3 w/th350 short tail.... been following your thread and hoping you could pass on a part # on the conversion joint. I would also be interested in seeing some pics of your tranny mount. Just curious to see how it looks. I used the stock th350 mount and modified my crossmember to mate up to it but still had to shim the mount to raise the tranny up to get a good angle.
03-14-2010, 03:44 PM
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I used a t5 mount that I had to do quite a bit of modifying to to get it right a th350 mount will work, just got to shim it as you already know. As far as the conversion joint ill have to look. If you go to a knowledgable person in oreilly's, autozone, napa they should know what your looking for. Just a chevy yoke to ford driveshaft.
03-14-2010, 05:54 PM
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If you can't find the part don't worry about it, I'm gonna hit the local Driveline shop tomorrow ..... surely they'll have what I need. I found a shaft off a '87 TBird that should work with my short shaft TH350 Tranny.
03-15-2010, 09:31 PM
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Got a slip yoke put on this morning but thx for the info anyway. Ran into a little snag trying to install the shaft. The driveshaft rear flange wouldn't clear the pinion nose so I had to lower the tranny to get it on. I'm gonna have to move the motor forward to get the needed clearance......Oh well trial and error.
I'll be building one with a 5.3L.
03-16-2010, 08:48 AM
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Got a slip yoke put on this morning but thx for the info anyway. Ran into a little snag trying to install the shaft. The driveshaft rear flange wouldn't clear the pinion nose so I had to lower the tranny to get it on. I'm gonna have to move the motor forward to get the needed clearance......Oh well trial and error.
03-16-2010, 09:19 AM
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What kmember are you using? I think theres 2 different length front yokes. The tbird driveshaft may be too long also. Mustang driveshafts are all same length 4 cylinder/v8 all you have to find one and put a th350 yoke on the front of it. There is no reason it shouldnt work.
03-18-2010, 03:01 PM
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Going to drop tank tonight and start on fuel system. Ill get some pics of it this weekend with the air intake, alt bracket setup, etc. Its coming together, slowly but surely. My plan is to have it done by the end of April
03-30-2010, 11:16 AM
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Fuel system is about half done, just waiting on 2 fittings. trans cooler is plumbed and ready. Ordered shifter, fittings, gauges, and plug wires last night. Picked up a starter and bolts yesterday. All that will be left after this is 02 sensors, trans fluid, and that should be it minus wiring and tuning.
Ill get some new pics up this week sometime.
Ill get some new pics up this week sometime.
04-25-2010, 05:22 PM
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On my car I used the 4.6 K member and mounts, with 1/2 K member spacers and a 4 inch cowl hood the truck intake cleared by some but I never measured it exactly. The truck intake did not stick around long...