Beginning T-5 swap Friday!!!

My '68 coupe is getting the T-5 friday. My wallet (gas mileage) and my insatiable need for speed and a frigen clutch are so thankful. I think I might have already found a buyer for the C-4 too, which is also good news! This is the 5th car I've owned since I was 16, and the only automatic, I guess after almost 5 years I wasn't ready for a change. haha

Anyhow, can someone who has done the swap or similar (I'm going from a C-4 to a T-5, using modern driveline's kit) got any tips, suggestions or pitfalls?

Also, does anyone know of a good swap meet to go to in the metro-Atlanta area? I've heard about many in SoCal, but being that I just moved back home from Camp Pendleton....that doesn't do me much good does it?

On a side note, my heater is actually working now. I went to the base saturday and sunday (I'm a reservist...for now) and nearly froze to death. Went and got a new heater plenum, heater box and blower motor. Dear God! I actually had to lower the fan seating! I'm somewhat amazed, the old heater plenum was basically paper, the new one (thank you mustangs unlimited!) is a hard plastic. There is some sort of electrical connector that I had to rip off the old heater box. It was connected by what amounted to plastic rivets (sorry, I don't know the proper nomenclature.) Someone know where the hell I can get some of those?

6Stang7 said:

I am also doing a T-5 swap. I have just started on it, which means that I am getting the tranny ready first. A couple things that I have found that you should probable do are replace the bearing retainer (as the stock ones witht he alum barrel wear out easily, so when you do replace it, get one with a steel barrel), replace the ball piviot joint from the clutch fork, and modify that reverse light connector so that it will hook up to your car. You can also take a look at this sites as they offer a lot of helpful info.

http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2000/09/t5swap/index.shtml
http://www.windsor-fox.com/

-Shaun

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Roger that. As I bought my kit from Modern Driveline, the tranny was already prepped, including steel bearing retainer. The ball pivot joint is new, as is the clutch fork and basically everything but the tranny itself. Thanks for the links!