Re: T-5 transmissions

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I'm going to start looking again for the right trans at the right price. Now is a good time for me as I spend lots of time back sateg killing time on a computer.
I'm not sure if the tailshafts will interchange between a WC and non WC or I'd look for a WC. I went through a lot of effort to get the AMC T-5 into the car and if I change over to a Ford I will have to  redo the driveshaft, mount and shifter locatioin again. That is why I want to  build the hybrid. The Mustang trans has the shifter mounted further to the rear then the AMC does. I have a 82 T-4 too. I'm thinking that I could pick up a Camaro or Mustang V-8 2.95 first gear trans and get everything ready to assemble into the the AMC T-5 by pulling the front cover and input from the T-4 and making sure all is the same. I'd also be interested in picking up a Sirit or concord T-5 cors trans if anyone knows of any. Then I could do the complete build and swap the hybrid in and keep the good T-5 I have in one piece.


Thanks,
Mark Price





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From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 22:15:17 -0500 (EST)

>" From: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>" So, I've been thinking about my t-5 in my American again. the 4-1
>" first gear leaves me desiring a little better gearing. I'm thinking
>" of trying to build a hybrid trans and wondering if there is anyone
>" on the list that knows T-5 interchanges.
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>i've read what i can find...
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>" I'm thinking of picking up a 82-87 F-body T-5 and swapping the
>" gearset into my 83 AMC t-5. This would give me the 2.95 first gear
>" I desire. My question is, Will it work? I think I would need to use
>" the AMC input and output shafts. I think I would also want to use
>" the AMC 5th gear. 
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>yes and no.
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>it will go together - and 5th is 0.73, more reasonable than 'stang 5.0
>- but nix on the gm input.  i believe it'll end up too short.  good
>news - afaik you can use a 5.0 input.  near as i can tell, all
>2.95-3.35 t5s have the same input drive gear.
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>not -absolutely- sure on that.
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>you'd need pilot bushing and clutch disk, and maybe throwout bearing
>for a late-'70s t150 3sp.  disk could be for most any ford, 1 1/16" x
>10 spline.
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>no guarantees, but i wouldn't be surprised if the amc t5 turned out to
>be the same length as a ford...  the t150 and sr4 were both ford
>trannies straight out.
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>"    What I can find on the net leaves me to believe it will work, but
>" does anyone know?
>"    I don't care that it would still leave me with a Non World Class
>" trans. No big deal to me. I can even find f-body transmissions.
>" Theres one on Ebay right now I can pick up for $175 plus shipping
>" that looks like it would be fine. It's opened up with lots of good
>" pics and I'd put new brass and bearings in it while I was at it.
>
>as of '87 iirc, gm did finally get wc tech.
>
>i haven't heard/read anything specific about mixing/not mixing wc and
>non-wc parts.
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