Originally Posted by
pbrown
It can be done. There are some fit issues. The shifter will come up through the floor at a floor brace in it's stock state. You can fix that by finding an old 5 speed S-10 truck. The S10 T5 is shorter. It won't handle much power so you want to take the tail shaft and housing from that and use it on the Mustang T5. Then the shifter will come up close to where the stock one is.
What engine do you have. The T5 is easy behind a V8.
** The 65 Ranchero is an original 4-speed 289 car. It still has the original motor. I think it was rebuilt a long time ago. What our plan is to find a 302 we can rebuild and then put the T-5 behind it. As for the S10 tail shaft, my son works at a local GM dealer so he can purchase the tail shaft there if we cannot find one through a wrecker.
You already have the clutch pedal setup so you have a couple of choices. One is to get a cable clutch kit. The other is to go hydraulic. Cable would be easiest but the hydraulic would be the best.
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