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Old 04-23-2013, 08:11 AM   #7
36tbird
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Default Re: For those who have T5s

Phoenix, I have a Ford toploader 4 speed with a Jeep shifter on it in the '36 project I'm working on. I used a Chassis Engineering center section that I modified the bottom plate to keep the ball mount rather than split the wishbone. To gain some clearance around the bottom of the trans, I got my hands on the ball mount from a Model A wishbone (pictured) and welded it in the '36 wishbone.

Also, even though I have semi-elliptical springs with open drive, I have kept the anti-chatter rods. I don't know if it matters, but I figure it can't hurt. I beef up the areas in the frame where the rods attach because they usually have stress cracks.
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