Tim,
Been Done.
My 1974, yes 1974 Bricklin with AMC 360 now has a Ford T-5 tranny. I
plan on being at the show in Michigan next weekend if anyone else wants to
see it.
I got my parts from about 10 different kinds of cars/jeeps/etc. The
bellhousing was from an early 80's AMC spirit, the clutch pedal from a newer
import (Nissan 240 in my case), T-5 from a 1987-1993 Ford Mustang, clutch
from Jeep/Amc, the flywheel has to come from an earlier AMC with a 360, a
custom trans mount has to be made, custom drive shaft, custom mount for the
clutch master cylinder, custom mount for the slave cylinder (if you use
hydraulic.....linkage will be very very tough because they were different in
nearly every car and I am not sure that a cable will be possible), shifter
comes through the floor next to the auto shifter (mod to console).
All in all it was alot of work, but I am soooooooooo happy. I have a
5spd that cruises at 70+mph at a little over 2000 rpm.
Jamie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Martin [SMTP:pmartin_vacation@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 9:40 AM
> To: tmeunier@cs.uml.edu; bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Auto to manual?
>
>
> >From: tmeunier@cs.uml.edu
> >Subject: Auto to manual?
> >
> >Can a Bricklin be easily converted to a manual transmission?
> >Not sure I'd actually want to do this...it's just a thought.
> >I'd prefer a manual trans., though.
>
> That depends pretty heavily on your definition of "easily". ;)
>
> A Mustang 5-speed can be swapped into th Ford-engined cars without too
> much
> difficulty - you just need the right bellhousing, clutch, and flywheel,
> and
> Ford Motorsport can tell you what to use. The bellhousing and flywheel
> would be salvage yard parts - I think that what you want is from a '79
> pickup or something. The clutch and tranny you can order from the many,
> many Mustang tranny shops around.
>
> Then you've got to mount the clutch pedal somehow, and get a matching
> front
> yoke for your driveshaft. Mounting it will probably require some
> fabrication too. The big question for me would be where would the shifter
>
> end up?
>
> I think that in ergonomic terms it would work fine if the shifter was as
> much as 6-8" further aft than the stock shifter, but you'd probably have
> interference with the console then. I haven't been inside a put-together
> Bricklin in a long time, and my memory's not clear about the console. ;)
>
>
> Basically, as tranny swaps go, it should be pretty straightforward.
> Whether
> you want a 4-speed Toploader, a 5-speed T5, or a 6-speed T56, someone can
> sell you what you need to get your driveline put together. Then ancillary
>
> things like mounts, the shifter, and pedal arrangment will require some
> non-trivial fabrication.
>
> Not a weekend project, but maybe a good winter project...
>
> Hope this helps,
> --
> Phil Martin
> "It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive"
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