Early A T5 Transmission Swap Pictures

RustyRatRod said
As the title suggest. I would like to see your T5 swap project and how you went about it. I have decided to modernize Vixen up some and utilize this W/C T5 transmission I have. I will continue to drive her until I get all the parts I need rounded up. I am going to use the T5 adapter from Gill Welding that uses the slant 6 OD bellhousing and also modify the Z bar bracket to retain the Z bar and manual clutch linkage. I know the hydraulic unit would be more "modern" but I'm retaining the Z bar. What I'm interested in most is how you modified the transmission tunnel cross member and what you did regarding the floor pan. I have a good idea about my approach but would love to see some of your ideas, too. Thank you drive through.
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RustyRatRod said
As the title suggest. I would like to see your T5 swap project and how you went about it. I have decided to modernize Vixen up some and utilize this W/C T5 transmission I have. I will continue to drive her until I get all the parts I need rounded up. I am going to use the T5 adapter from Gill Welding that uses the slant 6 OD bellhousing and also modify the Z bar bracket to retain the Z bar and manual clutch linkage. I know the hydraulic unit would be more "modern" but I'm retaining the Z bar. What I'm interested in most is how you modified the transmission tunnel cross member and what you did regarding the floor pan. I have a good idea about my approach but would love to see some of your ideas, too. Thank you drive through.
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I'm in the middle of doing this to my '65 Dart with the late multi pattern bell, but with a different approach. There is a threaded hole in the lower left that will work with approximately .005-.010 filed from the hole in the trans. The upper left and lower right take some filling with a welder and the upper right requires an aluminum block contoured and welded to the bell to accommodate those mounting holes to be drilled and tapped. I too will be modding the attachment to the ball for the z bar. Using the stock flywheel and press plate with a Ford 2.3 disc. Still working on the rest.