Another T-5 question for Don Coatney

[james curl]

In your picture gallery you show two different cases for T-5 transmissions, one with Chevrolet bolt pattern and one with narrow bolt pattern on the bottom. What did the case with the close spaced bottom holes come out of. I have one like it and it would fit between the rear mounts without modifying the case. Why didn't you put the guts of the transmission that you modified into that case instead of modifying the other case?

[Don Coatney]

James;

The first NWC T-5 I bought was from a diesel S-10. The diesel trucks used a different input shaft than the non diesel trucks. So I bought a replacement new input shaft. I gutted the transmission and put it all together with new bearings and seals and input shaft. It squalled not to my liking. So I bought $everal more internal replacement parts and rebuilt it again. Still squalled not to my liking.

I made the determination that the diesel case was worn beyond repair. So I found another T-5 and installed it.

On both of these NWC transmissions I had to bob the ears and re-drill the transmission bolt up holes. On the second transmission I had to modify the lower front of the case to fit.

In my photobucket T-5 album there is a picture of a WC T-5 that I bought before I knew what I was looking for. That may be the picture you have questions about. I have not made the attempt to swap a NWC tailshaft into a WC tailshaft but I do have a NWC unit (with a lot of new gears inside) sitting under my workbench. I also know where there is a NWC transmission for my next project after retirement.

Hope this helps

[Andydodge]

My understanding of the T5 gearboxes are that there are at least 2 types of gearbox to bellhousing bolt patterns.......there is the standard Chev bolt pattern that is the same as the various Chev gearboxes, ie, Muncie,Sawginaw, etc which is what the S10 being a Chev should have and there is the T5 gearboxes that were used in Ford products like Mustangs etc which have the gearbox/bellhousing pattern which is what you, James maybe referring to as its a much narrower pattern...........at least this is what I've found out is the situation in the USA........here in Australia, ALL T5 gearboxes whether used in Ford or GM vehicles have used the Ford narrow bolt pattern, except for a very small number(around 500) of HiPo GM cars in the early 1990's that used the US Chev pattern gearbox........and of course none of the T5's used here in Oz have ever had the forward mounted shifter that the Chev S10's came with.............so guess who had to import from San Diego Ca. USA an S10 Gearbox............lol.........yep, sometimes you have to wonder why we want to do some things..........andyd

[Andydodge]

And WC and NWC transmissions are available in both trany/bellhousing patterns........just to mix the pot a bit more........lol..............andyd

[Flatie46]

One might be better off with a ford trans if the bolt pattern is narrower on the bottom. It might save some interference problems with the rear mount. I'd like to see a ford version to check that.

[greg g]

I beleive Toyota and Nissan used a 5 speed that makes a very good donor also, Pickups ,and Supras Very stout units.

This page has a pretty comprehensive source list for the BW units.

http://www.britishv8.org/Articles/Borg-Warner-T5-ID-Tags.htm

[Robert Horne]

One might be better off with a ford trans if the bolt pattern is narrower on the bottom. It might save some interference problems with the rear mount. I'd like to see a ford version to check that.

This is a 5speed from a Ford Ranger that is not a T5. This is a 1987 or 1986.

I hope to link it up in my 38 Coupe......Bob......

[wayfarer]

[quote=Robert Horne;172336

This is a 5speed from a Ford Ranger that is not a T5. This is a 1987 or 1986.

I hope to link it up in my 38 Coupe......Bob......

Robert, do you have any more pictures of this trans? Have you collected any details regarding the internals?

Gary

[Robert Horne]

I will take some more pictures soon. have a new clutch dish for it. $1.00, ebay. The shaft length seems real close to what is needed. Shifter at rear of trans.

[Robert Horne]

[Don Coatney]

Bob;

That transmission looks interesting. What is the distance from the front of the transmission to the shifter?