I had one in a high strung 65. Did not like it because the rpms drop was to big in 5th. I think it was .79 OD. I would think something like a .90 would have been better for that particular car. Did Becker complete the sale of the $250,000 69 gt500 convert? Just wondering. Greg --- STAN SIMM <SSIMM@triad.rr.com> wrote: > Ditto here! I've got a T-5 conversion in 6S1467 and > you've got to look hard > to see it but it's a delight to drive. Of course, > I've saved the C-4 and > all the hardware that came off. > Regards, Stan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carl McNew" <indy_carl50@yahoo.com> > To: "Shelby list" <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 2:43 PM > Subject: Fwd: 68 GT350 5-Sp Swap Awsome! > > > > I've got a T5 in my 66 289 Coupe and it is just > amazing! You > > can drive it around town with the first 4 speeds > and then > > stretch it's legs on the highway with the 5th > gear. I have > > gotten 25 mpg cruising along at 70-ish. > > > > Carl > > > > --- Cevon Mclean <cmclean@rbhnrc.usda.gov> wrote: > > > > > From: "Cevon Mclean" <cmclean@rbhnrc.usda.gov> > > > To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com > > > Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:41:36 -0500 > > > Subject: 68 GT350 5-Sp Swap Awsome! > > > > > > Hey Guys, > > > Just wanted to let you know if you were thinking > of swaping a > > > 5sp > > > into a 68gt350, dont hesitate. Its the best of 2 > worlds..I > > > have 3:89 > > > gears and put a New Tremec TKO500 5-sp into the > car, used the > > > same driveshaft, but changed the yoke. Ordered > the shorter > > > input > > > shaft and used my old bell houseing and clutch > assembly. The > > > trans was a bolt in. I used the aftermarket > trans mount but > > > modified > > > it so the trans was 1/8 inch from the top of the > tunnel. > > > Installed the > > > aftermarket stock looking shifter and 4sp knob. > Installed the > > > console, cut it 1/8 inch forward a tad and had > to trim the > > > right > > > forward shifter opening in the tunnel about 1/8 > inch to clear > > > 5th gear. > > > I also had to make a alumium spacer to move the > shifter 1/2 to > > > the > > > left and 1" to the rear to center the shifter in > the console. > > > Wasent > > > too bad. Sounds worse than it was...Looks stock > and im the > > > only > > > one who knows it has another gear!..but I love > haveing the > > > 3:89 > > > gears in the first 4 speeds and then 5th gear!. > 60mph @ > > > 1800rpm > > > and 80mph @ 2500...!!..talk about less wear and > tear..also > > > great > > > gas milage!..All for about $2,000...just > parts...Of course I > > > saved the > > > stock top loader and shifter. Its great > cruiseing at 2000rpm > > > with the > > > Air ON!...Can you say "ICE COLD A/C..!!...".... > > > Just thought Id pass on the info... > > > > > > If interested I got everthing from TTC Eric > Swarr in > > > Collegeville PA. > > > 610.489.4029 Great Guy, Big Help. > > > > > > Cevon... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home > page > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
