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Originally Posted by Ol' Ron
As for adapting the T-5 to a stock banjo rear I think is a waste of time and money.
Gramps
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I hear you loud and clear on that Ron. On paper for a total drive-train upgrade, it doesn't make sense. No argument from me there.
However if your goal is to retain the original torque tube design, either for the engineering of it, or just purely to look as stock as possible, this is the way to achieve that. Like I said, I really enjoyed reading Dick's post on the topic and talking to some others who have done the swap as well.
FYI and O/T but to your point of drive-train upgrades on the cheap.- On my Dad's 39 CS, The Ford AOD trans and factory disc brake 9" rear in his car came from a '79 Lincoln Versailles. Back in the 90's the trans was $100 and the rear was $50 from the local yard. Like you said Ron, nobody wanted that stuff. I adapted the AOD to his 8BA. I could still get Ford OE Parts for some of the unusual Versailles specific rear end parts at that time. I put a 3.89 R&P in the rear and with the O/D trans it gets up to speed fine and cruises at highway speeds no problem. It also stops on a dime with four wheel disc brakes. That's why they make Chocolate and Vanilla, so everyone can be happy. Now time to get back out in the garage and get some more work done!