4pullingGM
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First off, i'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this question, but it does involve transmissions. I've been working on my father in laws new project, it is a 48 Mercury body thats mounted on a Ford Ranger frame and has a 302 and a C4. One of the changes that I am going to make on this thing is swap out the C4 for a 5 speed manual, it's an old hot rod, it NEEDS to have a manual trans and the over drive will be nice as well. I'm not sure yet if I'm going to use an M5OD from an F150 or go the T5 route. I'm kind of leaning towards the M5OD since there are several to choose from in our local salvage yard, and I'm familiar with these transmissions and their application (trucks). I know I'll have to rig up the hydraulics for the slave cylinder, but I've got parts trucks at my disposal. However, the T5 is smaller and would probably fit better in the trans tunnel of this thing with out too much trouble. This is more "mustang" territory, so I'm not as well versed with what all it will need to swap one in. My question for now has to do with the cable actuated clutch, how easy is this system to retro fit into applications that didn't originally come with it? Once I determine which trans I'm gonna use, then I'll worry about clutch/flywheel requirements. Thanks for reading through my ramblings and for any insight you may have.