I have had some experience with a 60 GMC with the same setup,no matter what bellhousing you use you will have to make a adapter for the 5 speed it has a different bolt pattern. That setup would solve clutch linkage problems,the clutch parts are the same as with the mechanical linkage. I wish I would of thought about that setup before I bought one of the modified bellhousings from Jim Carter,only problem I see with that is single resevour mastercylinder. Jeff