6 Speed Slant Six
The drive shaft will use a 1310 slip yoke, but I believe up to 1350 is available. One thing to note with this transmission is that there is no speedo output. I'm planning on using the ABS ring in the Ford Explorer 8.8, but you could easily use a bolt on drive shaft speed sensor.
Flywheel, clutch and disc. What's the skinny on those?
The flywheel is going to be a custom piece that I am hopefully machining this week. It will use a Fidanza friction insert for a 10" clutch. My first test will be a stock 350Z pressure plate and clutch disk because I got them for free and they should hold the HP I'm going to be running anyways. There are tons of aftermarket clutch kits for the Z to hold whatever power level you want.
Mounting the trans was done how? A bit of cutting and welding I would imagine! But seeing it all would be a great help.
This is my next major task. I think it should be similar to installing a T56, but I'll find out once I the the transmission under the car. I'm currently trying to find someplace dry that I can get the car leveled and start cutting the floor. I'm hoping to make a everything this for this swap available for sale afterwards. With that in mind, I will be designing a torsion bar crossmember reinforcement and transmission crossmember that can bolt or weld in for other people interested in the swap. I'm tempted to purchase the Hurst Driveline Conversions floor piece so I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel. I have zero transmission tunnel experience, so this phase could be interesting.
What does that beauty cost?
I'm not sure yet as I've only been machining the parts as prototypes, which takes a lot longer than setting up for a run of even 5 parts. I would expect that the adapter kit is going to be priced similarly to the ones offered by Wilcap. It will depend on how much people want me to provide vs them making parts for themselves.
Now, where are you located? If your reasonably close, a V8 can be long term borrowed from myself. No cost to you if it is possible by myself.
I'm located in Gaston, OR 97119. If someone is handy with calipers and a mic and has the back end of an engine available, I may be able to get the dimensions I need that way coupled with a bellhousing bolt pattern drawing found online.
