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1955 Thunderbird 5 Speed Conversion

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I located a stock pedal assembly and the rest of the clutch linkage out of a 55-57 Tbird.
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Looks great going to do the same to my 57 bird hopefully. What did you do about the pedal and linkage?

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Thanks for the kind words gentlemen ,now for the answers to your questions...
The transmission is a T-5 from a pre 1994 Mustang , I believe 1983 to 1993 is what you want for this swap . In 1994 the input shaft was changed to a longer one to fit the body style change in the Mustangs. As luck would have it I purchased the transmission 4-5 years ago based on the tag which identified it as fitting into the 83 to 93 range. When I went to fit it to the motor I discovered that someone had changed the input shaft to the longer later model style. Fortunately it is very easy to change the input shaft in the T-5 and the longer or shorter style will interchange.
The tunnel cap was made to give me a level spot large enough to screw the shifter boot onto and designed to not hamper seat adjusments.
The shifter was the stock T-5 unit but the handle is an aftermarket handle designed to fit a 289 Cobra with a T-5 or Tremec TKO 5 speed. I shortened it and angled it to suit my needs prior to welding it back together.
Driveshaft story is funny, The swap requires a driveshaft the is 3 to 3 3/4" longer than the stock unit was. I had a 1966 Corvette driveshaft that fit the bill perfectly when it was used along with a yoke I purchased off of eBay. That yoke was advertised to fit a C4 , T-5 , AOD and something else that has a similar spline count .
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Petew.  THANKS for sharing the pictures.  Your 'adapter' for the floor tunnel is nicely done, Pete.  Methinks you shaped it based upon how far the seat tracks allowed the seat to move forward.  What floor shifter did you use?  How much did you have to lengthen the driveshaft and which yoke did you use for the front of the driveshaft?   Smile

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Petew, first let me say, BEAUTIFUL!! Love the color. I will be doing a similar install in my 55CV. Tell me please, what make/year did your T5 come from? Thanks for the pics.
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Just completed the conversion of my 1955 Tbird from Fordomatic to T-5 5 Speed. This is a project I have planned on doing for years but just finally got to it. The adapter is from John Mummert , nice piece . I'll post some pictures for your
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Pete
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