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Hey guys, I'm copying this from the 2 series forum. Just talked to a v8 guy who'd done a T5 in his 740 and he said you can have the shifter welded slightly differently and it works for the 7 series cars fine too. SO here you guys go!
Well, almost. They are in the final stages of completion then I get mine!
Ok, first things first I have to thank John Parker (obviously), Jordan G and Dave Lot for sending a clutchfork and throw out bearing with out whom part of this project would never have gotten off the ground. I only had the bellhousing, the clutch fork was still in use on my 242
Ok, so it's finally been done, we have T5 adapters for sale. The running price at the moment is 250 an adapter, which includes the machine work on the bellhousing.
The bellhousing has a shaft that goes around the input shaft that (if I remeber correctly) is for the throw out bearing to slide on. Well, on the T5 the input shaft is larger (obviously) so this has to go. Now, John P is trying to have them on an exchange basis, but he needs to aquire a few m46 bell housings to machine them all at once, vs a piece by piece basis. This will help keep costs down (to the 250ish).
So if you want one, a bunch of you guys should start sending bellhousings now. Also, he'll probably or give you credit towards any extras you can give him.
Ok, so now I bet everyone is wondering about the swap. Now, I know that certian people (whose intials are PB) don't like to see people posting things before they have done them, but because of kenny's broken m46 I am being extra nice right now. So I can only go on what I think will be required.
It looks like you can use a ford mustang 4 cylinder clutch disc under the OE volvo pressure plate. The clutch fork and throw out bearing can be reused (clutch fork for sure, TO I'm not 100 percent sure of) and the T5's input shaft's tip is the same as the m46. Now, if Im wrong please correct me, its been atleast 2 weeks since I've gone over the swap with JP. Obviously the Driveshafts are different, but theres 2 ways to go. You can either convert to a 1pc (my plan) or use the 2pc with the ford yoke welded on. Also, I've heard that the Tbrids use a similar yoke as stock and that it helps it be a bolt up.
The guys who would know more than I about the driveshaft and Xmember is the V8 guys. I think Greg Wong (iirc) has a t5/t56 in his v8 wagon. Someone does atleast. Anyways, once again, iirc they use the stock xmember, it just requires some grinding.
The other reason I am posting a little early is I was planning on doing this swap durning this month, but getting my engine dialed in will be taking all my time.
Now heres the bad news. As of this moment, it won't fit the 740's because of shifter position. That doesn't mean it won't, rather JP thinks that the camaro output shaft and rear housing is longer than the fords and should line up for the 2 series. But, right now all the focus has been on just getting the adapters done.
Alright guys, heres what YOU need to do. If your intrested or can send extra bellhousings, get in touch with John via www.v-performance.com and get in line. Keep in mind, he's taken a leap here making T5 adapters for me, lets make it profitable for him. I've assured him there is plenty of us intrested.
Oh ya, and those of us with mechanical speedo's... not sure if you can make it work or not. Probably not. But, it would be easy to adapt an Autometer speedo, or use a later rear end with the electronic sender and an aftermarket speedo (like a digital one).
Now that we have transmissions, NO EXCUSES!
Thats my bellhousing on that T5
[img]http://www.pbase.com/image/14956613.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.pbase.com/image/14956619.jpg[/img]
Oh, now I know I've got flammed for this before, but this is the hurdle on the swap. From here its not [i]too[/i] difficult [i]looking[/i]. I will know better (and document) when I do it, but right now it looks like its going to be one sweet swap.
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