I used a spacer plate from Hamilton Intakes when I put the T5 behind my 216. I used an Astro Van clutch disc with my stock pressure plate, throw out bearing, etc. It's a simple job.
A stock Astro Van drive shaft with an S10 yoke is the perfect length if you want to move your rear end back to center the tire in the fender opening.
I used a 3.90 center section from a '61 half ton in my stock axle housing. This allowed me to use my stock parking brake cables.
With this set up my original speedometer reads accurate with 28" diameter tires.
I even cut a shifter from an original '51 Chevy four speed and welded it to my T5 shifter.
This has been a dependable and trouble free set up on a daily driver that sees heavy use year round.
