: Good news, folks. The T5 is in and running and
: driving!
:
: I took my '64 Dart for a drive this morning,
: and it was sweet. Everything works pretty
: much
: as advertised - hydro clutch works like a
: charm, trans fits well under the hump, upper
: and lower X
: members fit great, speedo even works...
:
: This is an all custom fabricated setup using an
: '85 V8 Mustang T5 and Slant 10" clutch
: w/ Mustang disc. I will post full details in
: the next week or so.
:
: One snag is that the 2nd synchro in this 17
: year old trans (off a slightly modded 140k
: 5.0L Mustang) is FRIED. I tried some quick
: shifts from 5000+ rpm, and got various
: levels of nasty grinding into 2nd depending
: on the wait time for the shift after clutch
: disengage. I half expected this since it was
: a cheap ($125), old trans. Also, my
: "iffy" in-stock driveshaft
: (52.5" vs. 54" needed) gives a
: little vibration so I need to get a
: new/better one. Neither are a big deal, and
: I can drive the car around for now, but no
: racing until I get those cleared up. I will
: either rebuild this trans, or possibly buy a
: new Ford Racing T5 ($1100) if I feel like I
: have the $$.
:
: Still have the 3.23s in it, so not TOO nuts
: yet, but it does some honkin' burnouts in
: 1st. I'll swap to 3.91s or 3.73s soon. 5th
: gear is crazy now - like 2000 rpm at 60-65
: mph.
:
: 5 forward gears, man!
:
: Lou

: <FONT COLOR="ff0000">Did you take photos? Maybe we could put
: together an article.
:
: Chuck</FONT>

:
: Good news, folks. The T5 is in and running and
: driving!
:
: I took my '64 Dart for a drive this morning,
: and it was sweet. Everything works pretty
: much
: as advertised - hydro clutch works like a
: charm, trans fits well under the hump, upper
: and lower X
: members fit great, speedo even works...
:
: This is an all custom fabricated setup using an
: '85 V8 Mustang T5 and Slant 10" clutch
: w/ Mustang disc. I will post full details in
: the next week or so.
:
: One snag is that the 2nd synchro in this 17
: year old trans (off a slightly modded 140k
: 5.0L Mustang) is FRIED. I tried some quick
: shifts from 5000+ rpm, and got various
: levels of nasty grinding into 2nd depending
: on the wait time for the shift after clutch
: disengage. I half expected this since it was
: a cheap ($125), old trans. Also, my
: "iffy" in-stock driveshaft
: (52.5" vs. 54" needed) gives a
: little vibration so I need to get a
: new/better one. Neither are a big deal, and
: I can drive the car around for now, but no
: racing until I get those cleared up. I will
: either rebuild this trans, or possibly buy a
: new Ford Racing T5 ($1100) if I feel like I
: have the $$.
:
: Still have the 3.23s in it, so not TOO nuts
: yet, but it does some honkin' burnouts in
: 1st. I'll swap to 3.91s or 3.73s soon. 5th
: gear is crazy now - like 2000 rpm at 60-65
: mph.
:
: 5 forward gears, man!
:
: Lou

: Good job Lou! Did you end up cutting the upper
: crossmember to get enough ground clearance?
: i'm looking forward to seeing the pictures.
: Also, your car looks good in those HRM
: pictures..
:
: I haven't touched my valiant in a while except
: for the occational evening trip around town.
: New (old) house is getting a new kitchen
: which puts the brakes on the car projects
: for a while. But the 5spd is working well,
: home made driveshaft makes my butt numb if I
: drive over 50mph though. Need to swap the
: rear end and get a real driveshaft made soon
: so I can play with it..

:
: Hey Matt,
:
: Good to hear from you. I did chop into the top
: and underside/driver's side of the upper X.
: Made a bolt-in upper X out of 1/8"
: plate and 1X2" box tubing that is very
: stout, but not too obtrusive - got my
: TIG-welding Caltech buddy to help with that
: when I was back in June. I also need a real
: driveshaft, but may just be able to use a
: late Dart or Aspen shaft. Thanks again for
: the advice on the TOB and master cyl, as
: that was a snap to install, although it took
: a while to bleed for some reason.
:
: Cheers,
:
: Lou

: If you remember, I extended that -4 bleeder
: line up next to the master cyl with enough
: slack that it can be positioned higher than
: the MC for bleeding. Makes it real easy to
: bleed. I just open it up and pump the pedal
: a couple times slowly, so I don't squirt all
: over, and I'm done. Would work better with a
: small low press check valve in the bleed
: line, like a brake speed bleeder. But I
: really doubt I'll have to mess with it much.
: Just make sure those braded lines are secure
: so they don't rub your pressure plate like
: mine did. That wasn't fun.
:
: Did that TSM brake kit get installed, I forget?
: Parking brake?
:
: matt-

: Hey Chuck,
: I did take a bunch of photos, but I haven't
: finished the roll yet. Durn old fashioned
: film cameras... I will be amenable to
: getting an article together when I have
: worked the bugs out.
: Cheers,
: Lou

: I bet the 64 will be a whole different car on a
: road course. Keep us posted on the
: "debugging", kinda a bummer on the
: soft #2 syncrow, I wonder how hard these are
: to rebuild?
: DD

: Hey Chuck,
:
: I did take a bunch of photos, but I haven't
: finished the roll yet. Durn old fashioned
: film cameras... I will be amenable to
: getting an article together when I have
: worked the bugs out.
:
: Cheers,
:
: Lou

: <FONT COLOR="ff0000">Let us know if you need help scanning the
: pictures. Doug or I can do it if you can't.
:
: Chuck</FONT>