360 FE 5 speed swap?

[Gage1970]

Anybody swap a 5 speed tranny in there truck with a 360? Just curious. I want to know with what transmission? Bell housing? Adapter? Do I have to get a different t case? Or different drive lines?

[eggman918]

The NV-4500 or TKO-500 or getrag-360 would be good bets with the divorced T-case you will use a 2WD trans and will need to change out the intermediate shaft and i would imagine the trans's input shaft...

[Gage1970]

The NV-4500 or TKO-500 or getrag-360 would be good bets with the divorced T-case you will use a 2WD trans and will need to change out the intermediate shaft and i would imagine the trans's input shaft...

That sounds difficult and expensive for my 16 year old self. I guess I'll just save my pennies and re-gear my axles. But thanks for the imnpit I'll keep it in mind for another day.

[HIO Silver]

Tremec TKO-500... it will bolt to a stock FE bell if ya spec a shortened input shaft. I'm using the mechanical clutch linkage too. The trans is about one inch longer than a C6.

It's doable... even on a 4x4.

[dave1972]

HIO Silver... where does that shifter come through the floor? Looks like it would come through under the bench seat. Thanks.

[tnab1970]

cannonman67 did a NV4500 conversion in his thread " I call it the bruise.." i think he goes into some details if I'm correct. you should check it out.

[HIO Silver]

HIO Silver... where does that shifter come through the floor? Looks like it would come through under the bench seat. Thanks.

Right there.... So long as you use a "candy cane" shift arm it will clear the bench when it is all the way forward in its tracks. But I eventually swapped to '70 Mach 1 buckets.

[dave1972]

Thanks for those pics HIO. I will have to get ahold of you when I start my crew cab project.