Re: [AMC-List] t-5 transmission for 304

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" 
" ---- d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
" > i got a bellhousing to mount a t-5 to an amc 304. it was out of a
" > 80's cj with a 6 cyl i was told. i got the fork and throwout bearing
" > also. anyway, i am not sure of the input shaft length. found a
" > company that sells t-5 rated at 300 lbs with an input shaft length
" > of 7.19" and 7.87" there are others that are rated at less lbs to
" > handle with other lengths. shortest is 7.16 and rated at only 230
" > lbs. anyone know what whould be the right input shaft length to work
" > with that bellhousing? i would rather use one of the 300 lb rated
" > trannys as i plan to have a healthy 304. thanks for all the help. 
" >    
" >   i will be home in the states from iraq for good for thanksgiving.
" > :-D.  so im hoping to have a good winter project. anyway, thanks for
" > all the help. 
" > 
" >  		
" 
" I don't recognize those lengths.
" Mustang input length is commonly referred to as 9 1/4".
" That's what you are looking for a 83-92 Ford Mustang length input.

i've seen those numbers; 7.19" for '83-'93 5.0 t5s, 7.87" for '93-4
5.0 and 3.8; 7.41" for 4-cyl ford t5s.

and 7.18" for amc.  btw both 7.18 and 7.19 look to me like rounded
decimalizations for 7 3/16.

ford svt sells a t5 rated at 330 ft-lbs for $1000 or $1100, last i
heard, and they have a 7.19" input.  bw must have an aftermarket t5
with similar specs except for a more reasonable 0.8 5th [the svt's is
0.63, which would be great for a -6th-].

there's an argument for going with a 3rd party vendor though.  most
early cars want a shifter location more forward than the stock
mustang's.  the common trick is to use a chevy s-10 tailshaft housing,
which has about the most forward location of any t5.  a 3rd party
could do this for you at little extra charge.

you'll also want a gm or [i think] 4 cyl ford bearing retainer.  the
v8 fords have a 4.85" retainer diameter, but amc, gm, and i'm pretty
sure 4-cyl fords have a 4.64" size.

clutch disk and pilot bushing can come straignt from a t150 [late
'70s] 3sp.  output yoke too iirc, maybe even tranny mount.

the other thing that makes sense to me is the 5speeds.com cluster
stabilizer, a shimmable billet replacement for the stock sheetmetal
cluster bearing retainer.  if you're doing the tranny yourself, it
would be easy to install the billet stabilizer and the 0.8 5th while
swapping the s-10 tailshaft housing.
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