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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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mechanical clutch?

in 1979 did ford trucks have mechanical or hydraulic clutches?
 
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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mechanical. i believe the first year for hyd. was 82 or 83
 
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i am doing a 5 speed conversion on my 73 swb using a t-5 and a clutch cable i cant wait to drive it
 
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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i am doing a 5 speed conversion on my 73 swb using a t-5 and a clutch cable i cant wait to drive it
the T-5 is a car tranny, do you think it will hold up in a truck?
 
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O yea its a world class tranny i had form another project but i am also lookn into the tremmec 3550 it has 3 diffrent shifter locations ..
 
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