baggins

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So i have a fresh t5 from a foxbody. i'm not concerned about whether or not its a good idea. I need to know what needs to be done to make it work. Its gonna need to be cable not hydraulic

pretty sure i'll need

a "621" bell housing
ls type flywheel/ clutch
what starter?
anything else?

garys 68

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There's a couple ways to do it.
Mcloed, Modern Driveline, Quicktime, etc make adapter bell housings. There was one for sale in the classified ads here a few weeks ago.
They also sell an adapter pilot bearing.
The throwout bearing setup will depend on the bell housing. I think the adapters are set up for manual z bar or hydraulic.
LS1 flywheel, starter, pressure plate with a 10 spline ford disc.
Or if your handy, you could machine a 1/2" spacer between the trans and 621 bell housing (Wilcap makes these too) and a make pilot bushing.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla...llhousing.html

thesource

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Yeah it can be done. I would suggest having the T5 strengthend up a little bit before using it. A 2.95 ratio unit will be better suited for the power as well. I did a hybrid unit a few weeks ago on a Ford T5 with a 2.95 and a GM style input shaft. That allowed the user to go with a GM pilot bearing and 26 spline clutch disc too.

garys 68

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Interesting, so if you could get a $250 ford T5, add a$100 input shaft, bolt it to a $50 Astro Van 4.3 bell housing and mate that to an LS1 clutch/flywheel with LS7 pilot bearing......you could have a 300 ft/lb OD trans with all the upgrades available to the Mustang crowd at a really good price.

thesource

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Not exactly. It has to be a 2.95 ratio gear kit inside the T5. I guess you could have a 26 spline shaft welded to a 3.35 Ford gear and that would work too.

baggins

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this is going in a 65 mustang, any idea if i can do a cable clutch?

thesource

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Yeah you can do a clutch cable. All you need is the right bellhousing from Quicktime and the proper parts to convert the pedal assembly from mechanical to cable under the dash of the 65 Mustang.

garys 68

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Sweet....... this may be an option. 2.95 is a great 1st gear ratio. And with a ford, 5th gear is available in a few different ratios.

thesource
fill us in on which T5s (WC/non-WC, etc) will work with a gm 26 spline input..............................

thesource

iTrader: (60)

Thats easy......

88-92 GM V8 T5 from F body

The other option is building a 2.95 unit from scratch using a Ford front case.

garys 68

iTrader: (1)

How about earlier non-WC trans? I need a mechanical speedo.
Wait, do the WC ford T5s have a mechanical speedo?

thesource

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Yes the Ford units used a mechanical speedo until 1999.

garys 68

iTrader: (1)

Thanks for the info.
The 83 and 84 5.0 mustangs and aftermarket gear sets have the 2.95 1st gear, but what other year/models would be easy to find with that ratio?
Also, and this is a longshot, I think the 86-89 4.3 astro van bell housing has both GM and Ford trans bolt patterns and looks to have the dimensions of a 621 bell housing. Any chance you know if an LS1 flywheel/clutch would fit in it?
So what trans and bell housing did you use for your hybrid?

baggins

iTrader: (21)

good question, also can i just use a ford t5 with a chevy adapter or do i have to open up the tranny to make it work?