1966 Ford Mustang 6 CYL, T-5 Transmission Conversion Kit

T-5 Conversion Kit

I purchased this kit for my 66 200 cid to convert it from a 3 speed manual to a T-5. Full disclosure, I have been fiddling with old cars long enough to know that nothing is truly "bolt on". In this case, however, a bit more communication from CPC would have made the installation much smoother. In my case, the kit came with an adaptor plate that did not fit my bell housing requiring me to get on the phone with CPC tech support, identify the problem and then have the correct part overnighted to the shop. This was at considerable expense to me and took up a lift at the installation shop for an extra day. Granted the kit came with the plate for the casting number clearly posted on the product web page but nothing was said about what to do if the casting number was different or to be careful as casting numbers may differ. Not to mention the trans needed to be pulled to identify the casting number in first place. Another issue was a small section of the floor support in the trans tunnel near the firewall needed to be cut and removed in order to clear the T-5 and the crossmember ne3eded to be modified to fit the factory holes. The T-5 is now cleanly and properly installed and the result is magnificent. I could not be more pleased with the way the car drives, in fact it is a completely different car and totally overshadows the frustration of the installation.