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Today's Topics:

   1. These guys are interesting (Teamamc)
   2. Re: my 62 classic project-T-5 (John Elle)
   3. Bent in the Middle (Brien Tourville)


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 22:49:10 -0600
From: Teamamc <Teamamc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] These guys are interesting
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www.aceengineering.ca


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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 22:31:34 -0700
From: "John Elle" <johnelle@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] my 62 classic project-T-5
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Dave
Snip
Get the bell housing from any 79 or later six cylinder manual shift car.
That
has the bolt pattern for the T-5 and will bolt to the 304.
Snip
Actually  from a 1977 or later 304 V8 or I-6 manual shift car that uses
the SR-4 T-4 or T-5 transmission. NOT 4 CYLINDER VERSIONS!
Make sure you are getting the throw out arm and bearing with the bell
housing! 3 speed manual transmission bell housing will not work.
SNIP  
If you're using a 304 you can use the AMC 15 axle.
Snip
This is probably a safe assumption except; 
AMC used the Dana 20 with all V-8's.
I believe the 304 develops more torque than any of the I-6's do and that
is what you have to worry about.
The Dana 15 uses a $100.00 brake drum while the Dana 20 uses a $25.00
brake drum. 
You can find a nice 3.07:1 final drive in a Dana 15 which works well
with a 5 speed. 
Whereas a Dana 20 the first choice is a 3.15:1 which is o.k., but second
choice is somewhere in the high 2's.
The point is moot anyway as you have decided to use a Ford 8.8
 
Good Luck 
John
 
 


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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 04:35:17 -0400
From: "Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Bent in the Middle
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i want to retain my bench
seats, but the shifter on the mustang t-5 looks a little far back. i 
am on
a tight budget, and would LOVE to have the tko 500, but i wont be 
able to
afford that. i wont have any problem with shifter location then. i 
have
been told there are bellhousings that
 bolt up to a 304 and a t-5. just have to figure out what cars had 
that
 combination so i can raid them... as always, i am very open to other
 ideas and suggestions. 

  dave stohler
  camp taji iraq


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When I installed the 1940 Ford HURST floor shifter into my
1950 HUDSON Commodore eight - my bench seat wouldn't
clear the shift stalk at all.

I spun the stalk 180 degrees which put the lower bend pointing
forward - for clearance - eyeballed the seat edge when just short
of usual setting,
and measured distance to dashboard - heated the stalk and bent
it back toward the bench - just clearing both the seat edge and
the dashboard.

During exhuberant shifting exercises racing Duster Lites on 
Broadway - my right hand knuckles meshed cleanly with 
the Art Deco ribbing on the Dash.

My suggestion is to cut the shift stalk and bend up something
to fit - weld it back on.


Good Hunting !



   Brien Tourville
      NEW YORK


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