So I searched high and low for a Tremec World Class T5 to install in my 1984 Anniversary car. I bought an SN T5 and a shortened Aluminum Drive shaft and other misc parts for $900 bucks. Transmission had 40,000 miles on it, and the driveshaft was professionally built and balanced by a performance shop in Sioux Falls SD.
So my understanding is the SN transmission has a longer input shaft, I am going to use the SN bell housing. This will move everything in the car 3/4 of an inch back. Hence the shorter drive shaft. I checked the shifter clearance in the car, should be good there:
The cross-member I needed to modify as my mount was almost all the way back:
To do this I grinded the welds and moved the mount all the way to the rear of the car so I have plenty of adjustment:
With the modified cross-member and shorted driveshaft is there anything else I need to know or surprised I will run into?
I think it should be pretty straightforward but want some feedback if anyone has done this. Hope I don't regret this...
Mike
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