The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop installing a T5 into a '65 C10 with original 230 inline 6

Anyone ever tried this combo before or know anyone that has ? This is not an attempt to increase fuel mileage , but rather to try to make the truck more drivable on the street , especially the freeway . The original tranny is the " shorty " version and is not synchronized in first gear . The tranny in the truck now hangs off the back of the bellhousing with no crossmember . Would the T5 be able to do the same or would some type of crossmember be necessary ? Would the T5 clear the floorboard or would it need more clearance ? Any info would be appreciated ?

i installed a t-5 in my 54 and glad of it. as far as some of your other issues i am not sure, but i would install a crossmenber. it is said it is not needed but the case is aluminum. ron

So right now you've got a 3 speed/small tranny hump? A T5 will bolt up to your bellhousing. You just gotta drill the metric mount holes out to 1/2". If you've got the small hump, I'd think you'll have to modify the floor a little. As for a x-member, you don't really need one. I've had my T5 installed for a year now without one and it was my daily driver until 2 weeks ago. I've been fabricating my own mount that attaches to E brake x-member and bell x-member and then attaches to tail shaft. Using shock bushings, general idea is just added support/sturdiness. The mount/brace has been 80% done and not installed for 6 months now so...
The tranny probably only weighs 80 something lbs. with fluid and most of the weight is forward where you've got 4 big 1/2" bolts keeping it in place.
I took pics and wrote text for my swap which you can see here under "Files": Kustoms-and-Sleds . Since it's a Yayhoo! group, you've gotta join to be able to view the files. I tried to be as thorough as possible with my pics and write-up.
-David