I am far from putting a trans in the car but i just wanted to ask if anyone has tried to put a six speed in yet. I plan on using fms-m-7003-h, a motorsport trans that i think will work. Car is already modified for T-5, if anyone has made the swap already any pointers would be helpful.
Some guys on the Stang board have put T56 in their classic cars. The thing that got me was the amount of work the floorpans needed to fit the 6 speed. Even a 67 Stang that was available with a big block and C6, needed the tranny tunnel totally fabbed up and raised significantly. So it can be inferred that a Maverick would need at least the same extensive modding to fit the T56. I hope you find someone who has done it, but I haven't heard of it. Check Stangnet and search T56 on the Classic Forum.
Ratio, my tunnel is already raised i'm just wondering if i will have to raise it more. It would suck to spend $2,600 to find out it cant be done ( lol ) heres a pic of my tunnel. I just hope i wont have to raise it more than what it is, as it sits now it is 3 quarters of an inch higher than a stock tunnel.
Oh no.... The 67 Stang had it's tunnel raised inches! Not fractions of one inch. Sorry. It was something on the order of 4" raised near the firewall.
I agree. If you have it to the state that is shown in the pic, you are in the perfect place to do the mods. I have owned 2 T56 Z28s and love the double OD.
Man i'm not sure about this now, 4 inch's !!! Factory carpet fit perfect with the raise that it has now. I wonder if i get that trans and i cant shoe horn it in, if i can get my $$$ back out of it on Ebay.
it wouldn't hurt to shop around and find a nice ebayer, i wonder if they make mock transmissions like the mock blocks...i'll do a little searchin EDIT: i dont think they make a mock transmission...best bet is just askin a seller on ebay, or just getting the case and bell housing than buying the trans if all works out
Ty random any kind of help i can get on this would be great, i really want to do a 6 speed but payin that kind of cash and not being sure that i can make it work is keeping me up at night lol.
http://www.sallee-chevrolet.com/BorgWarner/t56pics.cfm there's a bunch of dimensions, none of the height with bell housing on though
Ty again Random, i'm going to mesure a T-5 and with that link it may give me some idea of what i'm up against. Got a feeling i'm going to go ahead and try it no matter what. I do have access to a torch, welder, and BFH i'll post a few pics when i get the trans so you guys can laugh at me when this thing falls apart. lol. Thanks again Dave.
