Re: [AMC-List] T5 Installation Help

[Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,
 I was cleaning out my email and came across this.
Any progress?
 I have some new news. Just got off the phone with Bruce Coutier from Modern driveline. He says the tailhousings swaps are straightforward, yeah! Cause I just bought a Zcode spec 2.95 Ford trans that needs a cluster to put in my American!
330 ftlb torque capacity! Yeah I shouldn't break it! Anyway
  Bruce says the only issue is the speedo drive point. What he does, depending on the trans and tailshaft is either just make a shim to mount the gear and drill it to use a the stock clip or, if things are tight he will bore the speedo gear out, turn the output shaft and make a shim to go in between. This keeps everything nice a concentric [SP?] so the speedo doesn't wobble. I  think the turning and shimming is how he does all his refits as he doesn't want customer complaints if the speedo gear wears out every 5,000 miles or the speedo flutters from not running true.
  Oh, if you need any Non world class 2.95 trans parts I have some I will likely sell off as soon as I get this trans built. I have a new cluster for a NWC 2.95 trans and a selection of new gears. I've toyes with the idea of building a 2.95 close ratio 4 speed trans with the leftovers, but I'm not sure I will as I doubt there would be any demand fro the beast once it was done.
  It looks like it could be built easily with leftovers I have.
Would make a nice trans for a city dweller with a six cylinder car that doesn't use overdrive.
--
Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- NOSIGMA@xxxxxxx wrote: 
> I am finally going to install a T-5 behind the 258 6 in my American.   I need 
> some advice from those who have done this swap before (Mark &  Garry).
>  
> Parts on hand:
> Ford T-5, pn 18-52-034 from an 1983 SVO 5.0 V8.  It has the right  input 
> shaft.
> Chevy S-10 T-5. I got this for the tailhousing so I can move the  shifter 
> forward and allow use of the bench seat.
> Ford T-5 crossmember, mounting isolator, speedometer cable.
> Current trans is a 150T attached to a T-4 multipattern bellhousing.
>  
> Do any of you have some links to sites where the swap is identified or  links 
> to discussion boards (AMXfiles, AMCForum(still around?).  I know all  this 
> has been discussed before, I just didnt keep copies of it.
>  
> Questions:
> Which clutch, pressure plate, pilot bearing, release lever, throw out  
> bearing did you use with the T-4 multipattern bellhousing?
>  
> How did you adapt the speedo cable from T-5 to Rambler?
>  
> Hints on crossmember, how did you do yours?
>  
>  
> Tailshaft conversion moves the speedometer drive gear to a spot where there  
> is no drive gear on the output shaft.  I know others have dealt with this  but 
> I dont know how.  Any suggestions?
>  
> John Young
> 66 Rambler Convertable, 
> Ported 4.0 HO head, cam, roller rockers, big valves, 3-45  DCOE's
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