finally got the bird back on the road. t5 swap is complete. was an extremely simple swap. took about 5 hours start to finish and most of that was hunting down bolts i didnt have.
pulls hard now, going to swap in some 3.73's or 4.10's soon. then it's time to start redoing the motor.
best part of all of it?
$50 for trans, shifter, clutch kit, quadrant, and cable
$75 for the bellhousing
$20 for rear main seal and pilot bearing
i have $145 in my 5 speed conversion.
had to modify my crossmember by grinding the welds down and sliding it to centered like a 5 speed unit and had to shorten my driveshaft 1.5". did the driveshaft myself with a grinder, sawzall, tape measure, and 110v Harbor Freight flux core welder...holding so far and no vibes up to 100mph.....:burnout:
Congrats !!! I didn't have to modify my cross member or my driveshaft...strange.It's a great upgrade and really fun.How about a few pics now.If there's no pics,it didn't happen.LOL.
Very strange. Should not have been necessary to shorten the d/s at all. I didn't on mine...didn't even have to mod the crossmember.
You know what they say though, pics or bullshiznit, lol :rollin:
had to move the crossmember to centered like a 5 speed unit and shorten it 1.5"...i knew i would have to mod the crossmember, but didnt expect the driveshaft
yah so its dead again, i guess 7.5's dont like 6000rpm clutch dumps...took it for a few months though...
Do you just like tearin' shiznit up, or just didn't know a one-legged 7.5 is weak? :flip: