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| | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 96 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 96 | Hi,
Will a t5 fit behind a 302 or 305 engine in a
Chevy 1946 pickup ?
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jan | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | I'm sure the T-5 would fit, my 46 has the T-5 back of a six. Since you will have to modify the motor mounts, crossmember etc. to make the V8 work
the trans should be the easy part. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 28 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 28 | can't speak to the 302 since i don't know much about ford v-8's, but i'm putting a t-5 behind a 350 in a 39/42/46 (it's a mixed mongrel of a truck).
from what i've learned about the swap so far, the combination of parts you should be looking for will be a "world class" T-5 (it's a later version of the T-5 that has better bearings and other internals) out of a v-8 car like a camaro, and a junk s-10 transmission that has the shifter further forward on the tailshaft (otherwise, it lands in the seat). if you're running a mechanical speedometer, you'll have to find an s-10 trans with a mechanical speedo, and move the gear up on the shaft coming out of the camaro box.
it's a relatively straightforward deal to swap the tailshaft housings. I'm going to run mine with a hydraulic clutch actuated by a wilwood pedal, master, and slave cylinder. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 25 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 25 | Got a Camaro t-5 in back of a 283 in my '39 coupe. Its a great combo. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 98 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 98 | Chevy made a 302 in the late 60s. they were powerfull, high rpm beasts. it was made so camaros could race in SCCA's Trans-Am Series, which had a limit of a maximum of 305 cubic inches.
it had the 327's bore of 4.0" and 283's stroke of 3.0"
50 chevy 3100
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 399 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 399 | Yenko made these camaros that would run 10,000rpms..Saw one in ElPaso in 1970..Could not believe the sound of that motor..Had a 396 69 Chevelle, and did not even think about a race | | |
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