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sailed2japan · 12-31-2010, 12:50 AM

Another good bit of information! I was thinking the only way to get an OD transmission with a mechanical clutch was with a FY6.

thunder71 · 12-31-2010, 10:24 AM

i have a T5 out of a 1989 S10 which has the electronic speedo drive & i want to do this conversion on my 66 C10 but i want to use my cable drive speedo, what do i need to do? is there a kit or something?

slorio · 12-31-2010, 01:56 PM

Thunder71:
Yes they make a converter to go from a mechanical speedo to an electronic transmission, but it is very expensive. Here's one for your reference at $320:

http://www.drivetrain.com/parts_cata...ct_speedo.html

With the cost of the converter, it would be easier to find a T5 with a mechanical speedo hook up from the mid 80's.
Regards,
Steve
New Orleans

pmkrew · 12-31-2010, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CWT

Anybody with a 3 speed that wants to put something else in its place is crazy not to to the T5 swap. I got less than $300 in it and its smooth as silk.
I used the Hamilton T5 plate, got a 14 spine 10" s10 clutch plate, and used a 78-81 2 door malibu drive shaft with 1 1\4 inch took out of it. Cut the drive shaft ourselves. Never again will I pay to have it done. Stuck it back in the truck and put a indicator on it and got it running true and started welding. But the straight 6 and T5 is awesome. Ive ran it probably 6-700 miles in 2 weeks. Parked my Nissan and been driving to work everyday. Here is a few pics I took today at lunch at a old rail yard.

Dude, your truck is perfect...

TwoFiftyShifter · 12-31-2010, 05:41 PM

Cool man, nice job, I can imagine the T5 makes the 6 banger fun and econmoical. I might locate one this year and do that next winter, it looks to be a pretty straight forward swap.

63 & 64 Bowties · 01-01-2011, 09:50 AM

If you haven't seen it yet, this is one of the best write-ups on the t-5 that I've seen....
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=313954

amueller454 · 01-01-2011, 01:18 PM

schwinn68- I did an NV3500 swap into my 63 C10 with a 292. it was fairly simple to mount the clutch master cylinder on the firewall, and it is nice having a smooth hydralic clutch. here is the link to my installation http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=407167&page=2

Looks like your tranny swap was a success! it makes it much more fun to drive getting to grab two more gears!

Sailed2Japan- are you on a landcruiser forum also? like ih8mud?

sailed2japan · 01-01-2011, 08:04 PM

No, I'm on here 4btswaps, DTR, and Valkyrie Forum

**jocko** · 01-01-2011, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amueller454

schwinn68- I did an NV3500 swap into my 63 C10 with a 292. it was fairly simple to mount the clutch master cylinder on the firewall, and it is nice having a smooth hydralic clutch. here is the link to my installation http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=407167&page=2

Looks like your tranny swap was a success! it makes it much more fun to drive getting to grab two more gears!

Sailed2Japan- are you on a landcruiser forum also? like ih8mud?

I've always wondered - is there any way to use a 60-62 stock master cylinder (that has the integral clutch slave cylinder) to provide the hyd power for a newer trans with hyd clutch? (I do realize that the newer trans are hyd throwout bearings and that the 60-62 is a hdy slave to mech linkage to a non-hyd throwout bearing, but just curious).

oldtrux · 01-02-2011, 12:15 PM

nice ride man,perfect stance.does your truck have a removable hump floor?

12-31-2010, 12:50 AM	#26
sailed2japan Jonny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Outside the Box, Austin,TX Posts: 741	Re: T5 Swap Done. Another good bit of information! I was thinking the only way to get an OD transmission with a mechanical clutch was with a FY6. __________________ 1966 C30, Cummins, stacks, and a flat bed in progress... "Honor.....simply put, A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve is someone who, at one time in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including his life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." -AEC Hundley USNR

12-31-2010, 10:24 AM	#27
thunder71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Carolina Coast Posts: 582	Re: T5 Swap Done. i have a T5 out of a 1989 S10 which has the electronic speedo drive & i want to do this conversion on my 66 C10 but i want to use my cable drive speedo, what do i need to do? is there a kit or something? __________________ _____________________________________ 66 C10 shortbed stepside KEEPER 66 C10 longbed stepside SOLD 69 C10 shortbed stepside SOLD 71 C10 custom deluxe long fleetside SOLD _____________________________________

12-31-2010, 01:56 PM	#28
slorio Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 374	Re: T5 Swap Done. Thunder71: Yes they make a converter to go from a mechanical speedo to an electronic transmission, but it is very expensive. Here's one for your reference at $320: http://www.drivetrain.com/parts_cata...ct_speedo.html With the cost of the converter, it would be easier to find a T5 with a mechanical speedo hook up from the mid 80's. Regards, Steve New Orleans

12-31-2010, 05:41 PM	#30
TwoFiftyShifter Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gwinnett GA Posts: 1,803	Re: T5 Swap Done. Cool man, nice job, I can imagine the T5 makes the 6 banger fun and econmoical. I might locate one this year and do that next winter, it looks to be a pretty straight forward swap. __________________ 1982 K10 SWB 1987 V20 - Sold - Doh!

01-01-2011, 09:50 AM	#31
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: T5 Swap Done. If you haven't seen it yet, this is one of the best write-ups on the t-5 that I've seen.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=313954 __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

01-01-2011, 01:18 PM	#32
amueller454 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ogden, Utah Posts: 149	Re: T5 Swap Done. schwinn68- I did an NV3500 swap into my 63 C10 with a 292. it was fairly simple to mount the clutch master cylinder on the firewall, and it is nice having a smooth hydralic clutch. here is the link to my installation http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=407167&page=2 Looks like your tranny swap was a success! it makes it much more fun to drive getting to grab two more gears! Sailed2Japan- are you on a landcruiser forum also? like ih8mud? __________________ 1960 short bed fleetside factory 4x4 1960 panel 454 NV4500 Daily driver 1961 Short Bed BBW Fleetside 5.3 th400 swap in process Last edited by amueller454; 01-01-2011 at 01:20 PM.

01-01-2011, 08:04 PM	#33
sailed2japan Jonny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Outside the Box, Austin,TX Posts: 741	Re: T5 Swap Done. No, I'm on here 4btswaps, DTR, and Valkyrie Forum __________________ 1966 C30, Cummins, stacks, and a flat bed in progress... "Honor.....simply put, A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve is someone who, at one time in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including his life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." -AEC Hundley USNR

01-02-2011, 12:15 PM	#35
oldtrux Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bancroft, ontario Posts: 554	Re: T5 Swap Done. nice ride man,perfect stance.does your truck have a removable hump floor?



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