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Med72
Art Medrano
Austin, Tx
(52 posts)

Registered:
01/31/2012 09:25PM

Main British Car:
1972 Triumph TR6 GM 350

Bell Housing for T5
Posted by: Med72
Date: January 20, 2014 12:00AM

I am sizing up my SBC and T5 tranny on my TR6. One think that does not appeal to me is how the T5 is cocked or tilted when I mate the tranny to the engine. Obviously, I need to change my bell housing. I have read how some who used a T5 used the bell housing from an s10.

Does or has anyone come across this and how was it resolved.

Thanks

Art


mgb260
Jim Nichols
Sequim,WA
(2465 posts)

Registered:
02/29/2008 08:29PM

Main British Car:
1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8

Re: Bell Housing for T5
Posted by: mgb260
Date: January 20, 2014 12:44AM

Art, The S10 won't work as it is a V6 bellhousing but, any old Saginaw,Muncie,BWT10 or even 3 speed SBC will. Also look very close and you may be surprised to see the straight up pattern on your bellhousing that isn't drilled. Then you need the straight up S10(can be modified for short throw with stops) or aftermarket Mustang(modified bolt pattern) shifter. Oh yeah, the angled spacer for the transmission mount.


Med72
Art Medrano
Austin, Tx
(52 posts)

Registered:
01/31/2012 09:25PM

Main British Car:
1972 Triumph TR6 GM 350

Re: Bell Housing for T5
Posted by: Med72
Date: January 20, 2014 09:55PM

Thanks Jim. Just to carify. If I use a bell housing from a 350 SB camaro it will mate with the T5 correct? Also, the striahgt up S10 is the shifter correct. Why do I need an angle spacer for the tranny?
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mgb260
Jim Nichols
Sequim,WA
(2465 posts)

Registered:
02/29/2008 08:29PM

Main British Car:
1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8

Re: Bell Housing for T5
Posted by: mgb260
Date: January 20, 2014 10:30PM

Yes on the bellhousing, yes on the s10 shifter, unscrew the top extension. The mount on the t5 was angled to be straight while the shifter was bent towards driver. You can also bend the crooked Camaro shifter to work. I did the short shift mod in this link, plus drilled and threaded for stop bolts like the aftermarket shifters.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/2014 10:36PM by mgb260.


joe_padavano
Joseph Padavano
Northern Virginia
(157 posts)

Registered:
02/15/2010 03:49PM

Main British Car:
1962 F-85 Deluxe wagon 215 Olds

Re: Bell Housing for T5
Posted by: joe_padavano
Date: January 23, 2014 11:49AM

Which T5 do you have? GM T5s originally used the common Muncie/Saginaw bolt pattern, but by the mid-90s, GM went to the Ford bolt pattern on their T5s. If you have a Muncie bolt pattern, then any normal Chevy bellhousing will work. Note that S10s with the 4.3 V6 use the same bellhousing as the SBC (since that motor is simply an SBC with two cylinders missing).


Med72
Art Medrano
Austin, Tx
(52 posts)

Registered:
01/31/2012 09:25PM

Main British Car:
1972 Triumph TR6 GM 350

Re: Bell Housing for T5
Posted by: Med72
Date: January 23, 2014 10:17PM

Thanks Joe and Jim. The T5 I have is from a 1987 camero. The tag # is 1352-166. It is not a world class. Now Im not sure I want to use it. I may shop around for a WC T5 or T56.

I plan to use a hydralic clutch setup. Will this setup work with the SBC bell housing?

Art


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