T-5 flathead question

[texas webb]

Couldnt get on the hamb this am.Are there any problems adapting a T-5 from an 86 4x4 s-10 to a flathead?Thanx to any replies,Webb.

[jan bogert]

i used a 2 wheel drive. i cut the tip of the input shaft about7/8" i then had to take the input bushing and have that opened up to 13/16" plus.010 of an inch. i cut back the thro out bearing shaft on the trans about a 1/2" got a c/disc from Dick Spardo. don't know what your putting it in. mines in a '31 coupe old school with model a pedal ass. JAN.

[texas webb]

Thanx Jan.Mines a 31 Murray 4door w/51 merc flathead(in progress)I've got truck bell and hogshead with shaft type t/o bearing still looking for clutch/brake assy to match.

[Flat Ernie]

Originally Posted by texas webb

Couldnt get on the hamb this am.Are there any problems adapting a T-5 from an 86 4x4 s-10 to a flathead?Thanx to any replies,Webb.

Unless you're going to use one of the torque-tube adapters, you'll have fun adapting the rear of that 4x4 trans to a driveshaft...it bolts to the transfer case with a splined shaft and a seal on the outer end. The flange is flat, round, and large. Talk with Dan Bridges (Crazydaddyo on the HAMB) or Steve Serr for the adapter...it will require frame & torque-tube surgery.

[texas webb]

Thanx Ernie.I'll keep looking for a 83-87 s-10.I do have a 46-48 open truck banjo 3:73

[John Kennedy]

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I used a Dwight Bond adapter between my T5 and hogshead. Fits great, glad I spent the extra couple bucks for the pedal arm mount too.

[texas webb]

John did you use car/truck pedals floor mount and shaft type t/o bearing assy,thanx Webb.

[Ol' Ron]

Hard to understand why no one makes an adapter for the Ford T-5 and the 8BA bellhousing. I understand GM went to the Ford bolt pattern and the gear ratios are better????????????

[Ralph Moore]

There's a write up in the latest R&C mag that goes into the Flathead/T-5 matchup. They post alot of suppliers for this mod as well.

[MARVIN, CT]

I put an '87 Mustang 2.3 (a freebie from a friend) on to my 60hp using an 85hp bell housing and a home made adaptor plate. I'm using 3.9 gears in the rear, all seems to work out so far. Was good to have an old 60hp block for mocking up, would have been a bear to do in the car. Marvin

[Ol' Ron]

Nice job, too bad they don't make them for the 8BA.

[jan bogert]

Texas Webb, if you have the hogs head, get an adaptor from Dwight Bond. and get the one that accepts the model a pedal ass. i did and i'm very glad i did. go to my posts i have some photos of the pedal ass. if your putting it in am A you move the battery an your master cyl. goes there off the frame. i have photos of it JAN.

[John Kennedy]

Texas Webb,
Jan's ahead of me on the build process. I plan to use the stock pedals, or similar when I get that far.
As far as t-bearings, I haven't gotten that far either. Just bolted together for mockup now. I do know you reuse the Ford trans bearing retainer in the Bond adapter and the T5 slips inside that, I suppose the Ford t-bearing and shaft are used as well.

[texas webb]

Thanx to all replies.I'm also in slow build mode,finding, gathering local, hamb and the barn.I was thinking I could use pedal assy from ford/merc or truck around same year as my eng.Dick Spadaro sent me his catalogue I'll try to get hold of Bond but heard he may not produce any till more needs from us builders.I'm also useing my stock A frame.

[donald1950]

i used a dewight bond addaptor (that also uses the stock ford throwout collor and throwout assembly and return spring) and hogs head in my 41 pickup and it fit like a dream. had less than a thousandth of runout with all 3 addaptors in place. and all the throwout parts are stock ford. used teh stock 41 pedal assemnly in the truck. i found a 6 spring T5 disk and a 6 spring ford disk and had the chev hub reversed for clearance and swapped into the ford disk at Service Parts and Machine on Probant St, see Werner Prochaw there. he has done a bunch of modifacations on clutches for T5 swaps for me. good people and very creative. PM me if i can help... don

[texas webb]

Don,sent you a PM this am but I've been out junkyarding for tne wife's truck.

[butchbov]

I'm running a home made adapter on the stock bell on my 49 8ba. Works fine & didn't cost an arm & a leg.

[texas webb]

Butch,would you have a pix?Thanx,Webb.

[Richard in Florida]

Originally Posted by texas webb

Couldnt get on the hamb this am.Are there any problems adapting a T-5 from an 86 4x4 s-10 to a flathead?Thanx to any replies,Webb.

If you use a T5 with Ford input shaft and a Ford bolt pattern, life gets easier in a hurry. You can use the stock pilot bearing or bushing, the stock throwout bearing and all the clutch linkage, the stock flywheel and pressure plate. All you have to buy is a clutch disk with the same spline as the T5 input shaft. All you need then is a simple flat adapter plate. Any machine shop can make you one.

[Ol' Ron]

See what I mean, why make things complicated. I made one of these and if I was younger I'd mass produce them