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T-5 problem.....

Reply #15 –
Darren, if you can get it, I'll have funds as soon as the GT-40 upper is sold. I appreciate your time and help.
'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..

T-5 problem.....

Reply #16 –
Darren, PM sent.
'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..

T-5 problem.....

Reply #17 –
I MAY have a deal on a T-5 here tomorrow. Came from my good friend's '67 Mustang (he did the conversion), and he pulled it to install an AOD-E and paddle shifter set up. $100. I can't beat that with a stick. news as it happens.
'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..

T-5 problem.....

Reply #18 –
Thats a bargain and GOOD LUCK
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

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Reply #19 –
Thanks a lot.
'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..

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Reply #20 –
Well the guy that was selling the T-5 down here called me and mentioned that it came out of a 2001 Camero.  I passed on it as I am not sure it would be a direct bolt in even though he said he "thought" it was.  I'll keep looking.

Darren

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp

T-5 problem.....

Reply #21 –
the Camero uses a different style pick up and different spine input shaft. I'm sure it could be made to work. one problem though, some year cameros have different offset bellhousings to angle the.shifted in the trans tunnel.
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

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Reply #22 –
I did some research and the main box would work.  Different shifter location, different bell housing, different input shaft...so basically different.  If I had a T-5 with blown gears then I would get it and just morph the two together and have one good T-5 for a Fox but that is kind of ridiculous unless I could get it for near nothing.

I am hoping Vinnie can get the one he has located for $100 because if it is working its a steal.

Darren

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp

T-5 problem.....

Reply #23 –
sn-95's go for.cheap all the time. I passed on one for .$150 a couple months ago.
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

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Reply #24 –
If there was one near me, I'd grab it and the bell housing asap. I have a friend local to me who has a T-5 for me. I'm waiting on him to call me to come pick it up. I'll have it this evening or tomorrow. I got a wicked good deal on it, so I'll have more news on it when I get it. Stay tuned.
'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..

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Reply #25 –
Quote from: Aerocoupe;414808
Mine started popping out of first gear due to bad synchros.  Took it to a buddy to rebuild and bought the Hanlon Motorsports complete rebuild kit.  Ended up replacing one gear and adding the G-Force counter gear stabilizer as well but that was over five years ago.  I just had him check it all out a few months back prior to the 331 going in the car and he only added a couple of thousandths of shim to the input shaft.  Building one ensures you get a good transmission versus buying a used one you know nothing about.  There are a few guys up in the OKC area that build these trannys for a bill plus parts so it may be worth it to have one of them check it out.

http://www.hanlonmotorsports.com/?q=node/3

http://www.5speeds.com/t5.htm

I would wait to order the rebuild kit until it is torn down and you know what if anything is wrong.  There is a really good master rebuild kit on ebay with Koyo bearings here:

http://www.5speeds.com/t5.htm

If it was me and this was the kit I needed I would call them and get the premium kit with the Timken bearings but that is totally my personal preference.  Anyhow, hopefully its something simple and it won't need a rebuild.

Darren


I really like that counter gear stabilizer.

turbo charged 94 Cobra engine/440cc injectors/megasquirt /5 speed swapped (T5)/maxbox upper intake/70mm PP throttle body/AJE coilovers/2003 Mustang control arms/S.T. sway bars/ES rear control arm bushings/11" brake conversion/manual rack conversion/8.8 TC rear with rear discs and a welded diff/3.73 gears/PLX wideband/199mph speedometer/Aeromotive FPR/CNC hydraulic hand brake/cobra R wheels/....ect.
 

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Reply #26 –
Yeah, I really did not know what my buddy was talking about when he asked me to get it but he said it was a must for these transmissions.  I figure if I need the T-5 to hold more power I will just get a TKO 500 as it will hold about 500 ft-lb of torque and has a ten spline input shaft to no clutch change.  From what I have read you have to change the bell housing and the exhaust hangers have to be modified a little bit but no much is a direct plug and play anymore.

Darren

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp