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 Post subject: gearboxes
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:19 pm 
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Hi all,
I have a 1994 fairmont ed 5l v8 and am wanting to convert it to a manual and am having trouble finding a gearbox. Ive been told that i need a t5 gearbox but every 1 i find is for a 6 not a 8. Is it possable to use the 6 box or 1 from a el or ef. Also apparantly holdens and toyotas have a t5 r they all the same just with diff bellhousing.
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 Post subject: Re: gearboxes
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:17 pm 
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Nope you'll need a V8 T5 for EB-EL. Input shaft lengths are different and internals are also different.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:45 pm 
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O ok thanx so the ef box will work r the bellhousings the same or do i need a bellhousing or a ed
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 Post subject: Re: gearboxes
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:46 pm 
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Bell Housings are the same. You will also need ef-el pedal box or clutch pedal pin kit. Do a search on the forums, been asked a lot before.

 

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 Post subject: Re: gearboxes
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:51 pm 
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wod a pedal box and center consul frm a 6 cylinder work and r the ea/eb/ed/ef/el all the same
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:02 am 
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Pedal box is the same in 6 and 8 cyls. EA/ED and EF/EL is a little different, but you can mod them to fit each other.

 

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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:21 pm 
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Castlemaine rod shop makes an adaptor bellhousing to fit a T5 from an inline 6 (3.9 or 4.0) to the windsor. BH107D is the part number from memory. It uses standard Ford 5.0 V8 parts like clutch fork, clutch, cable etc. The only other mods I had to do was get a LWB driveshaft shortened to suit, slightly open the gear shifter hole in the floor and elongate the crossmember bolt holes (all due to the I6 gearbox being slightly shorter than the V8 gerabox). I have run one of these behind a mildly built 5.0 windsor for the last 4 years and it continues to perform fine.

There is also another thread which says Mal Wood?? also makes a conversion kit, but this has a lengthened input shaft instead.

 

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 Post subject: Re: gearboxes
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:06 pm 
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xafalcon wrote:
Castlemaine rod shop makes an adaptor bellhousing to fit a T5 from an inline 6 (3.9 or 4.0) to the windsor. BH107D is the part number from memory. It uses standard Ford 5.0 V8 parts like clutch fork, clutch, cable etc. The only other mods I had to do was get a LWB driveshaft shortened to suit, slightly open the gear shifter hole in the floor and elongate the crossmember bolt holes (all due to the I6 gearbox being slightly shorter than the V8 gerabox). I have run one of these behind a mildly built 5.0 windsor for the last 4 years and it continues to perform fine.

There is also another thread which says Mal Wood?? also makes a conversion kit, but this has a lengthened input shaft instead.



where is Castlemarine rod shop and wat rufly did it cost you all up wod b keen to do this as i cannot find a v8 manual any where in nz. Cud u email details to cj.handley@hotmail.com if not to much trouble thanx
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