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AOD to T5 swap ?

Tried searching a lil couldnt find what I was looking for. 87 5.0 sport car looking to swap to 5 speed

Will a peddle assembly out of a fox stang work or do I need to find a thunderbird set?

Is the driveshaft same lenght?

I assume ill need to use the electronic speedo setup outta the aod?

Any other things I should know?

All the help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #1 –
You will need.....

-Fox Stang pedal assembly
-Fox Stang bell housing
-Fox T-5
-Flywheel
-flywheel bolts
-clutch quadrant (I have a double hood aluminum piece)
-adjustable clutch cable (or stock if you use the self adjusting factory plastic quadrant)
-Shifter assembly
-lower shift boot
-Longer bolts for the top of the bell housing (the AOD bolts will work for the other 4)
-Block plate (between the bell housing and block)
-two small bolts for the bottom of the block plate to the bell housing)
-Tranny mount (the AOD mount will swap over)
-I would say speedo gear, but, I cut the end off mine just enough that it fit great.
-3 quarts of Automatic transmission fluid (I use Royal Purple)
-5 speed Thunderbird/ Cougar console panel
-pilot bearing
-clutch kit (it should come with the clutch, pilot bearing, throwout bearing, installation tool).
-Clutch Fork



-I adapted my AOD harness to work for the back up lights. Easy stuff.


The driveshaft should be a direct swap
Speedo sensor will swap
Cross member and trans mount will swap.

It took about 4 1/2 hours to do the swap in my car with a couple of friends helping out. It's a direct swap of all parts from a Fox Stang.

If I can help in any way, let me know. I remember when I first did it years ago, had a million questions. Now, just another day. LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #2 –
Thank you luckily I bought a motor and trans together.
 Its rad hose to tail shaft. Its 89 motor and I assume trans is tge same year

It has 50 oz flywheel. Block plate/ index plate. King cobra clutch. Bellhousing with clutch fork. Trans mount double hump crossmember and a hurst short throw shifter.

So they still have reg clutch cables. Idk y I thought they were hydraulic like my 95 f150 was.

Thank you for the help.

Ill probably have to re gear the car I have 3:31 in it now for the aod. Ill prob go 4:10 with it

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #3 –
Other question is there a plate under the aod shifter to remove for the 5 speed or do I gotta cut a hole?

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #4 –
Cut a hole. coolcats.net has a template to download in the tech section if you want an exact fit.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #5 –
I used a cheap hole saw and tin snips to cut mine.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #6 –
If your car is a Sport, then you already have a floor shifter and the hole is there for you already.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #7 –
read up:  http://www.coolcats.net/modifying/t5_conversion.html
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #8 –
thank you all for the help. I managed to pick up a clutch pedal assembly aluminum quadrant and adjustable clutch cable from the guy I bought my motor and trans from.

hardest part id gonna be finding the center console piece not to many parts cars local and I don't have ways of shipping. 

again thank you all for the help the cool cats piece really helped out

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #9 –
I used auto a floor shifter surround on mine.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #10 –
Hmmm 88 cougar xr7 with a 5speed sounds fun as hell, sounds easy and cheap to do, seems how stangs end up in junk yards here lol, finding cougar parts is like searching for a virgin in a brothell...lol
 

AOD to T5 swap ?

Reply #11 –
stupid question. I over looked a small item and I wondering if it matters a lot. in the cool cats thing it said to use 87-93 clutch petals. I believe mine are out of a 85 dose that matter at all??