Kris, the other items are the cross frame member has to be cut and
relocated to the rear, and a new trans mount fabricated. I am using the
McCloud without problem, and sorry you had that experience.
I cut the rear portion of the arm rest, to move the unit back, and kept
the ash tray in the same location.
The T-5 has a very nice shift, and with a Pro 5 shift mechanism, you
won't miss shifts.
Larry
Kris Waters wrote:
> Graham-
>
> Let me preface this by saying that I'm not an expert in this, as I paid
> a mechanic to do the upgrade for me. The main modifications that had to be
> made was the hole in the trans tunnel for the shifter. The T-5 does not
> have a linkage like the factory toploader. The T-5 shifter comes right out
> of the top of the transmission. So, since it doesn't have any linkage, I
> don't believe it can be modified to come through where the factory shifter
> sits. My shifter now comes through the floor directly in the center of the
> trans tunnel, just in front of the center console ashtray. I don't have my
> ashtray mounted right now, as it would interfere with shifts. My car also
> requires a new carpet kit and a little metal work to cover the factory
> shifter hole. I'll relocate the center console slightly to the rear when I
> finish up the interior.
>
> The second modification requires incorporating a hydraulic clutch system
> to the T-5 which uses a cable and pulley system in the Mustang. We first
> tried using a McCloud hydraulic internal throwout bearing, but could not get
> it to quit leaking. I believe we tried 3 separate units with no success.
> We ended up swapping out the clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder and
> mounting the slave on the side of the T-5. I believe Ford actually makes a
> hydraulic internal throwout bearing that is of higher quality and more
> dependable than the McCloud, so you might try to go that route, that way you
> wouldn't have to swap the clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder.
>
> The driveline slid right in without any modifications. If anything, the
> driveline could use maybe 1" longer length, as it doesn't slide into the
> tail of the T-5 quite as far as it did the toploader. It mates up well
> enough at stock length to do the job though.
>
> Another bonus of the T-5 is that the case is made of Aluminum instead of
> the steel that the toploader is built out of. If you add up weight savings
> from an aluminum transmission, aluminum heads, and an aluminum intake
> manifold, you have a Tiger on a serious diet. Good luck!
>
> Kris Waters
> B382000910 LRXFE
>
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