Jim,
I am sure that it can be done. I guess that it depends the condition of
your car also because of the fact that there are only a few of them around
(ever made).
I am not sure if there is anything that is a direct swap for the 4 spd
(T-10??? or am I wrong....I cant quite remember). I am sure that you could
go with the T-5, but you would have to change alot...basically the same
things that I changed except for the clutch parts (and hope that the
linkages line up correctly)
I think that you would be looking at a big conversion very similar to the
auto to manual conversion.
Jamie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Pivirotto [SMTP:jimp@SALT.FirstIndustrial.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 10:30 AM
> To: Olenick, Jamison; tmeunier@cs.uml.edu; bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Auto to manual?
>
> Has anyone ever changed out the stock 4sp for some type of 5sp? It would
> be
> nice to be able to drive at high speeds with much less noise than the
> stock
> 4sp. Pugs
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olenick, Jamison [mailto:Olenick@ssims.nci.nih.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 8:15 AM
> To: tmeunier@cs.uml.edu; bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Auto to manual?
>
>
> Tim,
> Been Done.
> My 1974, yes 1974 Bricklin with AMC 360 now has a Ford T-5 tranny. I
> plan on being at the show in Michigan next weekend if anyone else wants to
> see it.
> I got my parts from about 10 different kinds of cars/jeeps/etc. The
> bellhousing was from an early 80's AMC spirit, the clutch pedal from a
> newer
> import (Nissan 240 in my case), T-5 from a 1987-1993 Ford Mustang, clutch
> from Jeep/Amc, the flywheel has to come from an earlier AMC with a 360, a
> custom trans mount has to be made, custom drive shaft, custom mount for
> the
> clutch master cylinder, custom mount for the slave cylinder (if you use
> hydraulic.....linkage will be very very tough because they were different
> in
> nearly every car and I am not sure that a cable will be possible), shifter
> comes through the floor next to the auto shifter (mod to console).
> All in all it was alot of work, but I am soooooooooo happy. I have a
> 5spd that cruises at 70+mph at a little over 2000 rpm.
>
> Jamie
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Martin [SMTP:pmartin_vacation@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 9:40 AM
> > To: tmeunier@cs.uml.edu; bricklin@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Auto to manual?
> >
> >
> > >From: tmeunier@cs.uml.edu
> > >Subject: Auto to manual?
> > >
> > >Can a Bricklin be easily converted to a manual transmission?
> > >Not sure I'd actually want to do this...it's just a thought.
> > >I'd prefer a manual trans., though.
> >
> > That depends pretty heavily on your definition of "easily". ;)
> >
> > A Mustang 5-speed can be swapped into th Ford-engined cars without too
> > much
> > difficulty - you just need the right bellhousing, clutch, and flywheel,
> > and
> > Ford Motorsport can tell you what to use. The bellhousing and flywheel
> > would be salvage yard parts - I think that what you want is from a '79
> > pickup or something. The clutch and tranny you can order from the many,
>
> > many Mustang tranny shops around.
> >
> > Then you've got to mount the clutch pedal somehow, and get a matching
> > front
> > yoke for your driveshaft. Mounting it will probably require some
> > fabrication too. The big question for me would be where would the
> shifter
> >
> > end up?
> >
> > I think that in ergonomic terms it would work fine if the shifter was as
>
> > much as 6-8" further aft than the stock shifter, but you'd probably have
>
> > interference with the console then. I haven't been inside a
> put-together
> > Bricklin in a long time, and my memory's not clear about the console. ;)
> >
> >
> > Basically, as tranny swaps go, it should be pretty straightforward.
> > Whether
> > you want a 4-speed Toploader, a 5-speed T5, or a 6-speed T56, someone
> can
> > sell you what you need to get your driveline put together. Then
> ancillary
> >
> > things like mounts, the shifter, and pedal arrangment will require some
> > non-trivial fabrication.
> >
> > Not a weekend project, but maybe a good winter project...
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > --
> > Phil Martin
> > "It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive"
> > ________________________________________________________________________
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