66 stang T5 conversion

I am trying to finish the clutch linkage on my 66.

Here's what I am using so far.

5.0 motor,bell housing and T5. 91 vintage.

Hedman Elite long tube headers.

I mocked up the engine and tranny in the car. The headers seem to interfere with a stock cable at the shock tower and the header tube near the bell housing cable mount. I spoke with Modern driveline and even though their cable is longer to help with the shock tower they say the tight header tube near the bell housing mount is a problem.

If I use the stock 66 linkage do I use the 66 throw out bearing and clutch fork?

I know I have to relocate the clutch pivot point on the bell housing and add the pivot point bracket to the engine

Does stock linkage from the equalizer bar clear the headers and the 5.0 bell housing? I have to cut off the cable mounting ear on the bell housing.

Thanks in advance for any help.

66 T5 conversion

Looked at the hydralic setup.

It will be my third choice. I've got all the other parts for the cable or stock setup.

The body is in the paint shop. Going to paint it Chevy victory red!

The front brakes are C5 Corvette and the rear 94-97 Camaro. Same stuff I used on other projects.

Don't hold it against me, I'm a GM guy from day one but I've always had a soft spot for Mustang fastbacks. They are a great looking cars. This car came along at the right time.

Take a peek at my 79 Camaro in Car Craft April 2005.

Clutch cable

Thanks for all the help.

I'm going to try the 94-95 cable. I like the idea of using stock parts that are available across the NAPA parts counter.

In regards to the C5 brakes, I got the idea from my 79 Camaro. You can buy brackets that mount C5 brakes on a Camaro spindle. Similar to the upgraded Baer kit only much cheaper.

I started with 1970 Mustang spindles and drum brake hubs. The C5 rotor ID that goes over the hub is bigger than the hub OD. No I don't have machine shop but I have friend who does. They made me a "centering ring" to center the rotor on the hub. Once that was done I redrilled the bolt pattern 4.5" on five to match the hub.

The caliper bracket is similar to the JMC bracket in that it uses the four 3/8" drum brake backing plate holes to mount to the spindle. Trial and error to figure out how far to mount the caliper over the rotor centerline and how far from the spindle center line. I will post some pics here shortly.

The rear calipers are 94-97 Camaro and similar to the Cobra calipers.I used 92 Camaro rear rotors again because I had them. They happened to have the same ID as the OD of the 9" axle hub. I believe 2.770". So the rotors just work with no hub centering ring.

The rear caliper brackets are also the bearing retainers. I bought the Currie disc brake bearing retainers and used them to measure the depth and diameter for the bearing retainer. Made them out of 3/8" x 5" CRS with a step milled .125" to center the caliper over the rotor. Again I will post pics after all of the parts are back from plating this week.

First time I've done the 9" so I hope it works.

Please keep in mind all this stuff is project stuff and should be used at your own risk. No warranty and for racing only. Not DOT approved. Not UL approved. Women and small children take shelter.Take it with a grain salt from a "GM" guy.

Thanks again for all the help.

It's been a fun project.

T5 Conversion

Thanks again for all the help.

I will post the brakes pics as soon as possible.