So I have a 1968 200 inline 6 paired with a Dagenham 4 speed currently and am trying to switch over to a t-5 that I picked up. Any suggestion on where to get good/cheap bellhousing and shifter for it? In the East Bay Area
Moving forward in the 21st century you can now Modernize your vehicle with an overdrive transmission and still maintain your existing bell, clutch & starter.
Modern Driveline Inc. offers adapter plates for all of these bell combinations (except C3DA-6394-A, early Dagenham) to mount a Tremec T-5 “overdrive” transmission in your vehicle. The T-5 mounts without cutting or modifying the body and we offer crossmembers and complete swap solutions for a variety of vehicles. For some vehicles we recommend the “front shift” conversion to move the shifter lever to a more comfortable position, clear a bench seat, and provide leg room.
For those enthusiasts that require More Safety with More Power, we also offer a QuickTime bell housing for the Ford 200 6 cylinder engine (9” clutch only). These bells are set up for stock style mechanical fulcrum linkage & late model cable style linkage.
Modern Driveline also offers complete hydraulic solutions for use with all the stock bells and the Quick Time bell housing.
Modern Driveline offers complete solutions for the In-line 6 cylinder engines. The installation of an overdrive transmission will increase the drivability of your car, enhancing your driving experience and increasing mileage.
The adapter plate is the easy way to go .I used one in my 35 Ford pick up because i had a scatter shield and wanted to use it with my T5 .I don't remember for sure ,but i think the Dagenham only has the early bolt pattern so the adapter may not work .
I believe there is an earler dagenham and a late dagenham. There is an adapter available i believe for the late dagenham. Hopefully thats the one he has.
unless you can find one of the very rare T4 bell housings for the fox body mustang, you are best off going with the adapter plate from modern driveline.