[swaysidelife]

ok here is the thing i have a 66 mustang with a inline 6 im doing a 289 swap with a t-5 but my 289 mis older so its a 5 bolt bell housing not a 6 like all the swaps articles i read say. so i was wondering what i need for the 5 bolt swap if it is even possible to do the swap now. im new here so input is great. i already have all the stuff to do the 6 bolt t-5 swap but just found this out

[RF Mustang]

Not such a huge problem. you can still do it but you need to change some parts. I am assuming you have the T5 adapter plate for the 6-bolt bellhousing correct ?

You have 2 choices but either way you will still need to get a 5 bolt bellhousing and separator plate. Look on ebay, the 5-bolts are on there from time to time. Usually they cant give them away. You can also try David kee's toploaders. he has bellhousing and may have a 5 bolt. you will just have to pay a premium for it.

Once you have a 5-bolt bellhousing, Your choices are;

A. Take your 6 bolt adapter plate and your 5 bolt bell housing to a machine shop anf have them line up the the center hole and transfer the 4-hole locations from the bell housing to your plate. then bolt your plate to your bellhousing. They will charge you $50 - $75 to do this.

B. Buy the T-5 Adapter plate for the 5 bolt bellhosuing. CJ Poney parts sell them for the 5-bolt bellhousing. P/N T5AP1. they are about $135. A little pricey so thats why i suggest option A.

You do have the correct cross member for doing a T-5 swap in your stang correct ? The standard cross member wont work, besides, you need the one that allows your Emergency brake cable set up to be re-attached. CJ Poney sells those to.

[swaysidelife]

ok sounds good thanks for the info. thats a huge load off my shoulders