'54 4 speed question

[enick72]

The good thing is that it's not much effort. I bought a T5 for my 55 but put it in my 65 since its more of a daily driver and the process is pretty easy and they are usually found fairly cheap. I'm no expert by any stretch but I have heard that the torque tubes are not a very good design to begin with so you may be better off going with an open drive line.

[ofnaman]

What would I get a t5 out of? also, what is required to make it fit?

[Dan Bowles]

S10 or Camaro. You might try a search. There a lot of them done. There is a whole thread of putting a T5 behind a 235 on the HAMB and I'm positive there is info here, you just need to do a bit of research.

You will need to do some clutch disc investigation as well as that for cross members. I've had a majority of the parts 2-3 times but have ended up selling the truck or the car before I got to it!

[Steve@OldSub.com]

Originally Posted by enick72

I have heard that the torque tubes are not a very good design to begin with so you may be better off going with an open drive line.

Interestingly a current model Corvette uses a torque tube. Its more complex but from an engineering standpoint the approach has some real advantages.