Re: [Amc-list] 5/6 Speed Richmond - Write up from Rick Jones

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

caveat: he's done this and i haven't.

but i think there are a few errors in his writeup.  nit: the svt [now
ford racing parts] t5 was never rated as high as 350 ft-lbs and is
currently rated only 300, down from a peak of 330.  see
http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_detailspf.asp?PartKeyField=1879

and he doesn't mention the tremec 5sp, which has an o/d 5th in both
0.64 and 0.82 versions, and up to 600 ft-lb capacity.

also, i think he's confused the t150 and t18, since he's called the
t18 a 'three speed' - unless he's so young he doesn't know about the
crashbox granny first.  otoh, i believe the cj t18s of the late '70s
were ford style so they could share bellhousings etc with the t150s.

he seems ignorant of t150 usage in cars.  he seems ignorant of t176/7/8
usage in '80s jeeps.  both were toploaders on afaik the same
bellhousing.  he did get the bell p/n - crossreferencing should show
all the vehicles and trannies it was used with.

he made a few modifications for clearance - the clutch rod, the disk
hub - but afaik proactively, not because he had problems, and he had a
custom pilot bushing made.  the t150 is a ford tranny; the
ford-version richmond is made to replace a ford tranny.  unless
richmond details mods like this and isn't straight plug-'n-play, i
question their necessity.  yes, i know the richmond uses a 1 1/8" x 26
spline disk in all versions.  swapping disks is trivial compared to
using a gm-size pilot in a ford engine, and that's something richmond
doesn't try.
--
i recall reading years ago that the doug nash 5sp took essential gear
dimensions from the ford toploader, and used toploader synchros.  it's
interesting to see how much gm-ness there is in it.
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