3 on tree to 5 speed
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3 on tree to 5 speed
I have the straight six w/ a 3 speed on a 65 f100 and want to put a five speed floor shift.
What transmission should I look for ? Just wanting to make the truck a nice daily driver. What tranny's will be a direct swap?
What transmission should I look for ? Just wanting to make the truck a nice daily driver. What tranny's will be a direct swap?
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03ps, You can put late model 5 spd. behind it, but the 65 is a 240 and it has no *****, so the OD will bring it to it's knees. Besides that they require a juice clutch that the 65 doesn't have.
While the idea is good, the solution may not be. IMHO
John
While the idea is good, the solution may not be. IMHO
John
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Well every time I have responded to something I get told it does not work, but here we go. I have 65 upgraded to a 300 with a t-5 out of A 5.0 mustang. It uses stock cluth linkage. Truck was originally 3on the tree. Had ta buld an adaptor to make the bellhousing deeper(the t-5 has a longer input shaft). As for power, it has plenty.
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Oh yeah, that 300 is way better than a 240. Even though they are supposed to be the same block, I always felt that the 240 was a dog. T-5 tranny is supposed to be a great was to go if you don't mind fabricating a bit. I just kept my 3 speed for now, as I don't really plan on using it for much highway driving (when I get it done), just for cruising.
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As to wether it will pull the weight of the pickup, I bought this truck from a friend who did the conversion about ten years ago. He never had any problems w/it. I have had the truck for three years( I just got it back on the road w/new paint) and it does very well (smokes the tires in three gears and does over 100 mph in 4th
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Another choice is a Tremec TKO 500/600 with the forward tower option and a aftermarket lakewood or speedway bell housing.
All 61 to 66 firewalls have a stamping for hydraulic a clutch master cylinder. It is fairly easy to set up a juice clutch with a internal bell unit or a slave cylinder.
Garbz
All 61 to 66 firewalls have a stamping for hydraulic a clutch master cylinder. It is fairly easy to set up a juice clutch with a internal bell unit or a slave cylinder.
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Another choice is a Tremec TKO 500/600 with the forward tower option and a aftermarket lakewood or speedway bell housing.
All 61 to 66 firewalls have a stamping for hydraulic a clutch master cylinder. It is fairly easy to set up a juice clutch with a internal bell unit or a slave cylinder.
Garbz
All 61 to 66 firewalls have a stamping for hydraulic a clutch master cylinder. It is fairly easy to set up a juice clutch with a internal bell unit or a slave cylinder.
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Weight difference's
I looked up the weight difference of a 1990 5.0 Mustang Vs a 1966 F100 shortbed and there is roughly a 400 to 500 lb weight difference, it would appear that a T5 five speed transmission would not be over taxed and have enough strength to pull the weight of the F100.
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