just finished my t5 install & wanted to post a thread to help any bolters thinking of doing this swap with the parts chasing/cost breakdown
transmission scissor jack - harbor freight 70262 $125 pre 88 s10 t5 (mechanical speedo) - facebook market $300 jeep input 10 spline - ebay - $100 a5 input bearing - autozone $7 t5 input bearing shims - ebay (mine was .42) $13 (for endplay) hurst blackjack shifter - speedway $280 trans crossmember - speedway $103 gm heavy duty crossmember mount - ebay $14 3 qts. valvoline syncromesh - advance $45 lokar xmsl6b2 shifter handle- speedway $86 (open box- saved $100) mr. gasket shift knob - ebay $44 floor shifter boot/ring - ebay $40 trans floor shift cover- npd k-4105-47a $70 ----- $1227 used same bell, pressure plate, clutch disk, flywheel, clutch fork & throwout bearing. Had to cut off input shaft tip 9/16" and input bearing retainer 1 3/8", drill out mounting holes to 1/2", and notch cab frame crossmember to fit. (welded 1/4" steel plate on top to reinforce, sat flat with floorboard.) ended up with 1 1/2 degree down driveshaft angle. tips: keep input shaft from old 3 speed for a clutch alignment tool. also, put trans in gear when installing so you can move rear yolk when aligning the splines. (i wasted a few hours cause i had trans in neutral and it did'nt want to slide in.)
any q's feel free to ask now on to the driveshaft/rear axle!
