5 spd into 79
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5 spd into 79
Has anyone here put a 5 speed manual tranny into their truck? What modifications do I need to make to the clutch pedal assembly to make it hydraulic? I would probably use a B-W T5 or a ZF tranny.
1979 F150 Custom: nothing under the hood at all (again)
1987 F150 XLT Lariat: 88 351W EFI
75 351W: soon to have 91 heads, ?? cam, double roller timing chain, Edelbrock Performer intake & Holley carb and be put back in 79 F150
84 351W: waiting for ???
Chevy 454: waiting for a truck (Mazda?Nissan?)
1979 F150 Custom: nothing under the hood at all (again)
1987 F150 XLT Lariat: 88 351W EFI
75 351W: soon to have 91 heads, ?? cam, double roller timing chain, Edelbrock Performer intake & Holley carb and be put back in 79 F150
84 351W: waiting for ???
Chevy 454: waiting for a truck (Mazda?Nissan?)
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5 spd into 79
sounds like a what i was thinking about doing to my truck. would be interesting to see it done, i got a C6 backing my 460, wonder if the bellhousing would bolt up and how to do all the fabrication for turning my auto in a manual. good luck on the project, let me know how it turns out.
1977 F250 460 C6 87000 orig miles
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1977 F250 460 C6 87000 orig miles
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The Mustang guys could tell you better than I, but I would avoid the T5. The guys that are hammering them hard break them regularly. Go with the Tremec TKO 5 spd. I put one in a '55 F100 and love it. You can get front, mid or rear shifters. Call it a 5spd toploader.
The ZF's also have trouble if you hammer them. They are pretty much considered "expensive throw away."
The ZF's also have trouble if you hammer them. They are pretty much considered "expensive throw away."
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5 spd into 79
You guys aren't thinking heavy duty enough. Want a bombproof 5-speed, think NV4500 by new venture gear.
Advanced adapters can mate one to anything, and you canb't break one (well.....you'd have to work at it).
The down side is they're nearly three grand without adapters, bellhousing etc.
BFM
Advanced adapters can mate one to anything, and you canb't break one (well.....you'd have to work at it).
The down side is they're nearly three grand without adapters, bellhousing etc.
BFM
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I like to say, if they can make it I can break it. But this does sound like a good idea with the tranny. I have seen swaps like this with old mustangs. This is the problem I was having with my ranger. I wanted to put a mustang 5 speed in it with the 302 but could not think of how I was going to work out the clutch cable situation since my ranger had a slave cylinder. I wound up going with a C6 instead. 
People who say it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it.
People who say it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it.
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If I'm going to spend that kind of coin on a manual tranny in my truck I'd just get a T-56 6 spd. If it can handle the juice from Vette & Viper & co. I think it could easily handle a mild 351. Plus I could have good gears and still cruise low rpms on the highway.
1979 F150 Custom: nothing under the hood at all (again)
1987 F150 XLT Lariat: 88 351W EFI
84 351W: soon to have 91 heads, Crane PowerMax cam, double roller timing chain, Edelbrock Performer intake & Holley carb and be put back in 79 F150
86 & 87 Bronco II: next winter's beater
1979 F150 Custom: nothing under the hood at all (again)
1987 F150 XLT Lariat: 88 351W EFI
84 351W: soon to have 91 heads, Crane PowerMax cam, double roller timing chain, Edelbrock Performer intake & Holley carb and be put back in 79 F150
86 & 87 Bronco II: next winter's beater
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