i really want a manual tranny in my car some thing with a 5 speed would be really great but not required what would be the best and or cheapest tranny to get other than a top loader because i don't want to track one down. and will a 5 speed out of an 80's mustange work. the more info the better
Several people on here have T5 5-speeds including myself. It's not difficult. If you have an auto now the hardest part is rounding up clutch linkage and pedals. I used '66 Mustang linkage & Lakewood bellhousing, and a Cali. Pony Cars adaptor plate. Depending what rear you have you may need to shorten the driveshaft 'cause a T5 is longer. Also the cross member pad is farther back and lower than your trans so you have to figure out what you want to do there. I just modified the stock cross member.
Forgot to mention, you'll probably want to get a different shifter, too. The T5 shifters suck, 3rd gear is hard to find sometimes when you're in a hurry. I put a Steeda Tri-Ax in mine, very nice shifting now.
linkage Hey Barry did you have to modify the 66 z-bar and or linkage? and do pedals from 66 mustang work?
My car was originally a manual trans so I already had the pedals. Don't know if Mustang pedals would work or not, but I kind of doubt it. As far as mods to the Mustang linkage, I lengthened the Maverick's original rod that goes through the firewall about 3/4" and repositioned the lower z-bar arm to clear the headers and Lakewood bellhousing.
