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1955 Thunderbird 5 Speed Conversion

Posted By petew 10 Years Ago
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1955 Thunderbird 5 Speed Conversion

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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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Forum Post 1955 Thunderbird 5 Speed Conversion By petew ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Petew, first let me say, BEAUTIFUL!! Love the color. I will be doing a... By Rowen ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Petew. THANKS for sharing the pictures. Your 'adapter' for the floor... By NoShortcuts ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks for the kind words gentlemen ,now for the answers to your... By petew ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Looks great going to do the same to my 57 bird hopefully. What did you... By EDHYBLOCKER ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post I located a stock pedal assembly and the rest of the clutch linkage... By petew ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Petew. My question about what front driveshaft yoke you used is... By NoShortcuts ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post To my knowledge the two types are of a small or large Uni joint... By CK ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post 1310 and 1330 are the ujoint physical sizes . the 1310 is what I used... By petew ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Petew. THANKS for your follow-up with the driveshaft yoke... By NoShortcuts ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Yes , the car has it's original Dana 44 rear. By petew ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Nice Job Petew!!! By Canadian Hot Rodder ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hello can you please tell me what I will be needing for parts list for... By EDHYBLOCKER ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post You will need A T-5 from a mustang 5.0 prior to 1994 An adapter from... By petew ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Oh and don't forget to connect the wires from neutral switch or the... By petew ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Will also need the plate for a manual shift vehicle that goes around... By Oldmics ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Right you are sir. By petew ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post That is impressive. By joey ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Peter, Very nice work! WLJ By wlj1943 ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Peter, Thank you for taking the time to assist me. Very much... By EDHYBLOCKER ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Peter, Thank you for taking the time to assist me. Very much... By EDHYBLOCKER ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post No problem Gary, Let me know if I can provide any additional help.... By petew ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hello Pete, Getting closer, would you happen to know the ratio on your... By YBLOCKEREDH ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Custom carpet? By slumlord444 ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post I believe the T-5 comes in generally two flavors regarding the... By petew ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks for the information Pete . That is a huge help, will check out... By YBLOCKEREDH ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Nice article and thanks for the information. Do you have any pictures... By paul2748 ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Something I didn't see mentioned, but that affects the rear end ratio.... By miker ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Click the link below for a chart from ModernDriveline that should help... By NoShortcuts ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Miker, with an aluminum flywheel, it is expected that you will require... By charliemccraney ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Yes, it is an aftermarket bought new, but some years ago. 2.95 first,... By miker ( 10 Years Ago )
Forum Post Th e z spec T% was not the only one avalable, the first 5T... By Small block ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post where would I find the real answers section im having a hard time... By biggie661 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post Go back to the previous page on this old post, and see the links... By miker ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post hey bud do you a video of this trans swap. trying to find a video that... By biggie661 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post 5 speed conversions I've seen have the shifter coming out in the... By dbird ( 8 Years Ago )


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