5 speed with 428 fe
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Sledman, The FE uses a round top bell than no other Ford engine uses. Aftermarket bells start around $800-900.00 putting you in the $3,000.00 range for your conversion.
Is this in your market range?
John
Is this in your market range?
John
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Looks like WILCAP makes one
found install sheet
http://www.wilcap.com/BHA%20390-FT5%20Web%20Inst.pdf
found install sheet
http://www.wilcap.com/BHA%20390-FT5%20Web%20Inst.pdf
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Greetings... HIO Silver here:
Stock bell housing:
Add a short-shaft TKO-500 from Modern Driveline. No adapter needed with a short-shaft ($170 option, or $100 less than Wilcap's adapter to a T5). :
TRUCKGASM! :
Talk to Paul or Bruce and they'll set you up:
208-453-9800
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Stock bell housing:
Add a short-shaft TKO-500 from Modern Driveline. No adapter needed with a short-shaft ($170 option, or $100 less than Wilcap's adapter to a T5). :
TRUCKGASM! :
Talk to Paul or Bruce and they'll set you up:
208-453-9800
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I spoke to Paul Coffey at MDL and let him know I'm not that tall and was planning on bucket seats. He recommended the second, rear-most position for the shifter and a "candy cane" Hurst shift lever (for that period-correct look).
Here is where it ends up upon installation ... I think it's gonna be perfect with buckets. Prolly would be OK with a bench too.
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From: Kenner,La.
shift handle
HIO, A real sweet set up, another option is to use a 3/8" x2" piece of flat stock as long as needed to locate the handle where you want it. I did that to locate the handle with the t45 in my 67 XL.
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Good to know. Hopefully it won't come to that because I want the rig to look like it came with it. I'm also using a 70 Mustang shift boot and bezel. The plan for the truck is just enough visible cues to pique curiosity...
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shifter location
HIO, That is how my 67 XL is set up. No bling all parts in the correct colors.
People walk by at the cruise nights and every so often a sharp guy will catch the conversion. It only took 9 years. Hope to be converting the 68 Ranger to a gen 2 Lightning soon. Kenny
People walk by at the cruise nights and every so often a sharp guy will catch the conversion. It only took 9 years. Hope to be converting the 68 Ranger to a gen 2 Lightning soon. Kenny
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