JIm, please publish a write up to the list?
mayf
On 2/24/2011 6:50 AM, jim wrote:
> The S10 tail housing to T5 is a fairly common swap as many hotrodders with
> older bench seat cars need that forward shifter location. The speedo drive
> gear has to be relocated on the output shaft to line up with the S10 driven
> gear. There are several articles on the 'net about it. In a Tiger, the end
> of the speedo cable has to be changed to a GM style 7/8" nut setup. I used
> the AMC tail housing which is a little trickier as the T5 speedo drive gear
> won't mesh with the Chrysler style driven gear that the AMC uses. I had to
> use a 700R4 drive gear and epoxy a shim on the output shaft to take up the
> difference in the diameter. The S10 gear also needs a shim to work. I can
> dig up some info for anyone that wants it...
>
> Jim
> B382000446
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>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 6:27 AM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] 5 speed transmission
>
> _allfudge1635@gmail.com_ (mailto:allfudge1635@gmail.com) writes:
>
> I did take a Mustang 5.0 five speed and swapped tail housings and shifter
> plate off a chevy S10 to bring the shifter forward and out of the x frame..
>
> Mike,
> How did you handle the speedometer drive mis match with the S-10 housing
> and the Mustang output shaft?
>
> John Logan
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