5sp swap

Ok well as some of you know, i hate fox body AOD's, sooo i went and found a guy that will swap me for a 5sp. so for 100 bucks + trade, i got a T5 with a king cobra clutch, adj. quadrant, and a short throw shifter with a sweet cobra knob, wiring harnesses, clutch cable, clutch assymbly/pedal, well.. everything i guess. lol so most of the work is done now, we have his tranny off and pedal assy. off (wich was the hardest part btw), and now ive got my pedal assy off and here in about an hour i will be pullin apart the shifter, and dropping the tranny, and puttin in my new 5sp. oh snap, i gots to go to the store and get new tranny fluid!!! haha. anyways, gears are next! i got me a free set of 3:55's sittin in the garage, so when i get back from TYA i will have those installed... and my heater core is going out also, so i gotta get a new one. dam.

Sweet Andrew! The 5 speed will help alot.

awesome. have fun with it
and good luck with TYA

thanks guys! the main thing i didnt like was how the AOD was a 1+2, then 3, then 4+5 shift... but now i got a 5sp so i wont be in 5th gear at 25 mph. lol

Good Luck!

AOD only has 4 speeds

I was going to say that but I thought it was Daddy's job.

But... The s197 Autos are 5 speeds and the Ford Edge Autos are 6 speed. Both are Great trannys)

DBLDARE wrote:AOD only has 4 speeds

yes i realized that after i posted... but i didnt go back and fix it..

Hey Andrew....did you and William pack it up after I left? Sucks that his longtubes wont fit with the Tranny. There has to be a way around it I would guess. Hope he doesnt have to purchase either a C-4 or different long tubes...thats just more money!

Oh and post those pics of the Bellhousing...pure comedy

Pics? You have pics?

:worth:

Yes...apparenty its all my fault...cough cough hehe but we managed to crack the bellhousing and where there was 6 bolts.....there are now 5 haha

BIG chuck came off the bellhousing...Im sure it will be alright...just looks pretty funny.

It was not my fault...I promise!!

Umm... there were only 5 bolts to begin with. I took them out. I should know. I think it was a preexisting condition if you ask me.

So... was Will po'd?

Yes

What was he going to do?

Not sure...I think check with a fellow mustang buddy for advice...possibly use his headers or stock parts for the time being to get the car moving. As it sits...it looks as thought the header on the drivers side is touching the trans pan and on both sides there isnt enough room for the O2 sensors. He has a trans cooler BUT I think the header is just too close.

Not to mention the TV lever is bound up on the collector, so thats just one more issue

ok guys im back after a fun day...haha the car is almost finished, just gotta bolt up the exhaust, and a couple little things, then just put the interior back together. anyways, as for william, i swapped him headers, so mine fit on his, and he can get his car running. should be fine now. yes the brake was funny. i will post pictures later or tomarrow. that is if i can figure out how to upload them from my phone. lol

So whats he going to do to get his headers to fit? Purchase new ones? or get a different tranny setup?

Tell him to get his butt on the forum and introduce himself

hes not, i swapped him headers. he literally just said that we could swap so he could get his car running.. haha hes really anxious to get his car running. shoot, i am too. and those bbk's bolted right up to my car.. no issues what so ever. anyways, i gotta make a bracket to bolt up the h pipe. and run up the clutch cable. then its driveable.

Wow those BBKs are not cheap

i know i kinda feel bad. lol. anyways, the car is running, and drives ok, just got to tune a few things and do a few adjustments. THANKS WILLIAM!!!

- hope he gets on and introduces himself. he said he would. lol

so ya got it home at least huh?

Like the 5 sp?

Did William get his running?

love the 5sp. i need to adjust the clutch though, its acting weird. and the king cobra is pretty sensitive

Wow! No thanks Dad? I see how you are.

DBLDARE wrote:Wow! No thanks Dad? I see how you are.

dang! show him who his daddy is!

thanks dad! now i can wait 6 months before i can drive it... dode.

Grabber07' wrote:Yes...apparenty its all my fault...cough cough hehe but we managed to crack the bellhousing and where there was 6 bolts.....there are now 5 haha

BIG chuck came off the bellhousing...Im sure it will be alright...just looks pretty funny.

It was not my fault...I promise!!

Now we all know what happens when we dont know how to install an Automatic Tranny.

I gave them free lessons on how to install a torque converter.. I guess the joke now is.. How many BMMC members does it take to install a Torque Converter? 4, 1 to install it and 3 to stand and watch in amazement.. lol..

DBLDARE wrote:Wow! No thanks Dad? I see how you are.

Or Uncle Paul? Or Uncle Jerry? OR Aunt Jarrod?