Does anyone know if the 5 spd transmission used in early rangers, 83-87?, came in any other vehicles? I know its not built for a lot of horsepower, but I never plan on having a lot of horsepower in this car.

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You can check this by searching on such a transmission at www.car-part.com , because search results list all interchangeable years, makes and models.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

Wasn't sure if they'd list multiple make interchange, aka ford - mazda, chebby- toyota, etc. But thank you for the clarification.

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Those transmissions were called a RAP....imported from Europe....also used in 4 cylinder Mustangs in the 80's.

I used one of these in my car....an easy swap....fits under a 3spd floor ...you can utilize the 3spd bell, flywheel, pressure plate, clutch linkage blah blah

I used a "RAP" trans from an 82 Mustang 2.3L. My car had a stock aluminum bellhousing which I used as well as the stock clutch arm and throwout bearing.A stock Volare wagon driveshaft adapted to the stock Mustang slipjoint with a combination u-joint(NAPA).I used a clutch disc ( 9 1\4") from a Ford ranger ( later replaced with a Turbo Tbird unit....much better...same price) and the stock Valiant pressure plate.I had the input bearing retainer machined down to fit the Valiant throwoutbearing and the bellhousing register(big hole the trans fits into)I had to do a little grinding inside the bellhousing to allow the holes to be drilled for the trans bolts(Mustang bolts through bellhousing into trans)I used Mustang bolts and then "clamped" trans to bellhousing using the stock Valiant bolt holes,total 8 bolts!,,,pretty ridgid. The tricky part was extending the trans input shaft to mimic the Valiant one,,I had an extension machined and then shrunk it onto the Mustang input shaft(heat extension,,,cool input shaft) we used some high temp Loctite to make us feel better. It is a little tricky getting the trans/bellhousing combo into the car,,,but it all fits nicely,,,my car was a 3spd originally so the trans hump is pretty small.I had to modify the trans mount and add my own "cushion mount".
You get 2 more gears,,,,1 lower than stock and 1 (OD) higher, the low gear is really low,,,with a stock super6 (NO LONGER STOCK!)i can idle up a good grade in 1st,,,and do one hella burnout even with 235/60 14 BFGs. With 3,23 gears shift points are 20mph 40mph 60 mph 75 mph.
I used a Hurst shifter handle and "T" knob just for fun,,shifter ends up in the perfect spot.
Be warned RAP is a light duty box, however it weighs 15 lbs LESS than the stock 3spd.

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Okay, was just checking, darn it. and sandy, i've read your swap story maybe 30 - 40 times, i'd love to swap in a 5 spd, it just becomes a more complicated process when you have an automatic to start with. I'm just checking on where i can get a ford 5 spd that will work. Thanks for the info.

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