Skip to main content ↑ ↓
Topic: T5 is in, got a question for those of you who have done the swap... (Read 2755 times) previous topic - next topic

T5 is in, got a question for those of you who have done the swap...

Reply #15 –
best i can do unfortunately. the bracket you can just see above the pully in this pic.
 
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

T5 is in, got a question for those of you who have done the swap...

Reply #16 –
I have recently made a conversion from column to floor shifter on my sons -88 T-bird.
The floor is different. I know for sure mine (-88 T-bird) came with floor shifter and my sons with column shifter from the factory.
For the floor shifts Ford cut a big hole and then welded in a whole new piece of prefabricated sheetmetal.
The end result is that with original floor shifter is the floor higher, approx 1.2" in the back and approx 0.6" in the front.
I duplicated this on my sons car, so the shifter will be positioned correct in the console.

T5 is in, got a question for those of you who have done the swap...

Reply #17 –
Pictures from my conversion attached.  My car is originally a full console car.  Quarter in the image for clearance reference.  I cut the front mounting tabs out.  I think the left/right bias from the engine to the rear diff is to keep the needle bearings in the U-Joints rolling.

There is about an inch or of clearance.



Perhaps your engine mounts are sagging (or maybe mine are).

-Dan
 

T5 is in, got a question for those of you who have done the swap...

Reply #18 –
Exactly, this is what's look like on a T-bird with floor shift.
The modification you did is very close what I did when I installed a T56.
The tunnel is higher, wider and flat on the top.
The one with column shifter is lower and more rounded.
On the picture to the right (I only see 2 pictures). To the left of the shifter some of the cutout of the original tunnel is seen. In front of shifter, just before the screw that's on the tunnel. There is the hump of approx. 0.6" and imagine when there are a even bigger hump further back.