autmac trans to 5 speed need help October 15, 2008, 10:15:23 PM how hard is it to change a autmac trans to a five speed. and dose it make a diff that the car is an autmac colum shifter and not a floor shifter. besides cuting a hole for the shifter the rest of it just bolits in place right? Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #1 – October 17, 2008, 04:27:51 PM http://www.coolcats.net/tech/advanced/t5_conversion.htmlIts almost like someone already wrote up a write up for it...http://www.coolcats.net/tech/ Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #2 – October 17, 2008, 04:44:30 PM thanks. now i have a lot or reading to do lol Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #3 – October 17, 2008, 04:46:18 PM I did the swap,and the Sport seems to love it. Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #4 – October 17, 2008, 05:03:12 PM the car still has the 3.8 in it with out the trans. im planing on taking all the stuff off the one i ****ed up and puting it that body. ya i dont know how to pull motors or any thing like that? Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #5 – October 17, 2008, 05:07:32 PM Install the tranny and all to the engine before you do the engine swap.Much easier that way. Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #6 – October 17, 2008, 05:25:04 PM ya i know that lol put it in as all one thing. Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #7 – October 17, 2008, 05:31:26 PM So,when is this to take place? Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #8 – October 17, 2008, 05:35:50 PM im geting the car tomorrow. i dont know just yet i dont have the cherry picker or anything like that to do it. but im going to talk to my grandfather and see if he will help me with it at his full grage. Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #9 – October 17, 2008, 05:36:50 PM if any body im mighigan wants to help let me know i could use the help Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #10 – October 18, 2008, 08:15:17 AM What did you find to replace your car? any pics? Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #11 – October 18, 2008, 08:43:52 AM a 1987 thunderbird 3.8 with no trans with light rust on it. im geting it to day and will take some pics of it. Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #12 – October 18, 2008, 09:02:03 AM you should pull the motor and just swap everything over from your old car in one shot. Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #13 – October 18, 2008, 12:45:00 PM A good strong tree branch and a comealong will do. Quote Selected
autmac trans to 5 speed need help Reply #14 – October 18, 2008, 12:59:33 PM i just got pics of that car and will up load them soon Quote Selected