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03-01-2013, 12:13 AM
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85' Trans-Am T-5
Is this a good fit for an AD pickup soon to have a 68' inline 250?
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03-01-2013, 11:51 AM
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Re: 85' Trans-Am T-5
O.K....Lets try this. What year of S-10 T-5 should I be looking for?
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03-01-2013, 12:32 PM
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Re: 85' Trans-Am T-5
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It would work great...but you need the tail section out of a S-10 to get the shifter in a usable place. The car versions of the T-5 are actually more desireable because of the taller OD. |
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03-01-2013, 01:14 PM
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Re: 85' Trans-Am T-5
The main rub with it is that the shifter will be back right at the seat where it is when you put a car four speed in one of these trucks or maybe a tad further back than that. It's comfortable to shift but your girlfriend might slap you if she is sitting in the middle. Guys like the S-10 shifter because it puts the shift handle up close to where the original floor shift handle was.
Also some of those "car transmissions used a bellhousing that had the bolt pattern to bolt the trans on at a slight angle to tilt the trans so the shifter sat upright. You bolt it to a regular Chevy bellhousing and the shifter leans at an odd angle. This link might work for a few days yet. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALUMINUM-CHE...p2047675.l2557 Borrowed photo 
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03-01-2013, 05:05 PM
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Re: 85' Trans-Am T-5
If you haven't read this yet, you should.
Everything you'd ever want to know about the t5 conversion.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=438224
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03-01-2013, 11:06 PM
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Re: 85' Trans-Am T-5
You guys think its worth it to buy one and replace the tail section with an S-10 or should a guy just find an S-10 one and be done with it?
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