T-5 swap gone wrong, help!!!

[jakeabell]

Im Jake, and i need someones help thats smarter than i am about this stuff. I took the bell-housing out of my 1952 dodge B-3-B and tried to line up the new trans. and nothing was even close, can anyone tell me if its the wrong trans, bell-housing, or whats wrong. I have looked at other posts and theres diffrent ears coming off of their trasnmissions then what are coming off of mine. Does anyone know where I went wrong.

if you can help me in any way please call 423-292 6460

[B1B Keven]

Should be some help.

http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=22048&highlight=trans

[Dave72dt]

First question is what did the t-5 come out of. Deson't look like the s-10 model.

[Young Ed]

This is one of my two T5s.

[jakeabell]

Dave, i took the tag of the trans and matched it online to a 1993 S-10

tag # 1352-216

What year should we look for

[John-T-53]

Jake,

That's a Ford T-5 maincase you got there. Looks like your bellhousing had a 4-speed behind it previously.

You can use this tranny case but you'll need an adapter kit from Paul Curtis:

http://home.comcast.net/~tcbass/t5.html

The front retainer will have to be shortened too, and you'll need to check out your input shaft length - you need the longer one with the adapter plate.

Or, you can get a GM maincase (S-10, Camaro, Firebird) that can be bolted to the mopar bellhousing w/o an adapter plate. However, 2 of those 4-speed holes will have to be filled by weking in a rod before you tap new holes. This is something I had an experianced fab shop do, and it was even difficult for them. Better yet get a 3-speed bellhousing. It's what I should have done.

[Don Coatney]

Dave, i took the tag of the trans and matched it online to a 1993 S-10

tag # 1352-216

What year should we look for

You are correct your transmission is from a GM 1993 MY 2.2L S-Truck WC. The WC indicates it is a world class. This also indicates that the shifter is located at the driveshaft end of the tailstock. This should place the shifter about smack dab in the middle of your bench seat. I suggest you find a non world class transmission as the shifter will then be located at the transmission end of the tailstock and about a perfect fit for your vehicle.

Pictured is a non world class shifter location.

This picture is a world class shifter location.

[jakeabell]

HI GUYS, DON, YOU SAID MY SHIFTER WOULD IN MY SEAT SO HEAR ARE SOME NEW PIC I TOOK IF YOU LOOK AT THE ONE WITH THE TRANS ON THE BELL HOUSING WHY CANT I ADD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BELL HOUSING AS I SAW IN ONE OF THE CAR THREADS? THE IMPUT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ALTHOUGH IT IS A FINE SPLINE. (NOT BIG DEAL) BUT THE FRONT BEARING RETAINER COLLAR IS TOO SMALL I GUESS WERE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER DO YOU SEE A PROBLEM WITH OUR THOUGHTS???

[Don Coatney]

Your T-5 does appear to be a NWC and the shifter location should be ok. Not every T-5 install is the same so you will have to measure and fabricate to make yours work.

[John-T-53]

That's definitely a Ford style maincase. Where did this T5 come from?

WC or NWC depends on the internals. WC T-5's had bearings instead of bushings, and fiber instead of bronze syncros, to name a few. You can swap tail housings, different gears, output shafts, etc. to fit your needs.

If you use a Chevy front bearing retainer, Tom Langdon's kit will allow you to use the stock Mopar T/O bearing retainer. Length of the retainer sleeve might be a problem, tho, if you use an adapter plate.