Re: Ouch T-5

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Hey, I put the little smiley face on the end!
I am playing nice!
Frank, If I could get some time off the car would be on the road in no time. Between this job and two kids I am just not able to even get
Get in the shop! I'll hopefully get it done next month, but things keep backing up and they keep adding more events to the work load. I have two weeks till I get a day off and it has been 10 days since the last one.
I'd pay someone to do some of the stuff that needs done if I had anyone local that I could trust to come in my shop and do it to my satisfaction.
No small feat in itself! 
 If I was starting this T-5 build again I would rethink it.
I may still. But, I think I have enough stuff coming to do it well enough. Next time, 


Mark Price
mpriceATwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: farna@xxxxxxx
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:37:44 -0400

>Okay guys, lets play nice ;> (just a comment!!)
>Seriously, it was just a suggestion Mark. I agree with you though. While a stronger tranny is definitely a great idea, it's the kind of idea that costs $$$$! That's why I ended up putting an auto (AW4) in my car instead of the five speed I really wanted. I thought about going back with a five speed, but would be to much trouble now. So the next one I build will be a five speed! 
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>I want you to get that car on the road and drive it for at least six months. Then maybe I can talk you into getting a Chrysler 2.2L turbo and remote mounting it in place of the muffler. You'd only get 5-6 pounds of boost I think, but that should be a noticeable kick for the 4.6L! Instead of letting the air filter hang under the car you can cut a hole in the trunk floor then build a filter box there. Pipe it out the side of the trunk to pull in air from a rear wheel well. It's just a hobby car, a couple cubic feet of reduced trunk space won't hurt a thing! ;> 
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>On April 26, 2005 mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> The American is my HOBBY. Not my lets see how much money I can throw at this car project. I try to keep prices sane and do things myself. Sure I could run out and by the 3650 and a centrifical supercharger. Then I would need a rear axle. Oh, then a good blwproof bellhousing, wait a driveshaft loop, Oh by the way, Lets get the newest Exhaust Diffusing, Plasma unit.
>>   You get the idea.
>> Call it Rambler mentality if you will, It is my car.
>> I'm doing it my way :]
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>> Mark Price
>> mpriceATwestco.net
>> Morgantown, WV
>> 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed
>> 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
>> 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4
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>> From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
>> Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date:  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:06:38 -0400 (EDT)
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>> >" From: "Edwin Atwood" <javelin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> >" why not just use tremec 3650... i think it is!!! used it in my 68 jav and
>> >" only had to shorten input about 5/8 of an inch bolted right up to amc bell
>> >" [t-150] pattern ...these tranny's much better than w.c. or non w.c.and
>> >" definately better than those borg 4-sp's
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>> >mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx has pre-shortened tremecs.
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>> >the tremec was originally made to replace the srod toploader.  for no
>> >apparent reason, ford made the inputs on these 5/8" longer than all
>> >the 3sp and 4sp toploaders that preceded them, including the t150 that
>> >amc used.  tremec still makes the long inputs, but they also make
>> >chevy inputs [with tooling mike forte paid for] and for all i know,
>> >'short' ford inputs too.  but i know mike has had a local machine shop
>> >shorten inputs by the batch, probably a good deal cheaper than you
>> >could one-off, iirc $50 in the tranny.
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>> >these don't have replaceable 5th like the t5, and until recently their
>> >gears roughly paralleled the stock 5.0 t5 ratios, but tremec has
>> >started making a close-ratio hd with an 0.83 5th [a little -too- close
>> >for my taste].
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>> >Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
>> >internet rambler                            is to see what all have seen
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>> >adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                       and think what none thought
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