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C4 to T5 Swap

I got a '85 World Class T5 from a Mustang GT. Instead of going with a clutch cable that will stretch or break or hydraulic master/slave system that requires stiffing the firewall and that it is lazy on the return, I decided to stay with mechanical linkage to keep things simple.

I got the pedals from a '74 Maverick at the junkyard but the car was not in the yard when I went back to get the z-bar and flywheel. A few months later I found the z-bar and flywheel in a '73 250 six Maverick.

The pivot holes on the z-bar showed a lot of wear so I welded up the holes and re-drilled them. New bushings and adjustment swivel were bought to replace the old to make it good as new. New plastic bushings were also installed on the pedals.

I was wishing I could install the pedals on my old pedal support but somewhere before '74 the automatic transmission pedal support changed from a bushing pivot to a bolt pivot design. The later design also doesn't have the spacer inside the channel and this made the sleeve on the pedal to be about a 1/4 in. longer. I parted out a '71 automatic Maverick earlier this year and it had the bushing style support.

I didn't install the assistant spring on the pedal assembly because I will be using a diaphragm style pressure plate. After locating the factory dimple on the firewall to drill the hole for the clutch pedal pushrod , a 1-1/2 in. hole was made with a hole saw for the rod and dust boot.

Parts/Price List:

  • Pedal Assembly...$25.00
  • Equalizer Bar w/bracket, ball and linkage...$15.00
  • Custom Transmission Mount...$100
  • 250ci Flywheel...$35.00
  • Reface Flywheel...$45.00
  • Flywheel Ring Gear...$29.00
  • Install Flywheel Ring Gear...$20.00
  • C1DD 753-kit  Equalizer Bar Repair Kit...$14.95
  • C0AZ 7526-B  Clutch Release Rod Bushing...$1.99 each
  • 16934  McLeod Clutch Fork...$44.45
  • C70Z 7521-A   Clutch Rod...$24.50
  • C60Z 27A533-C  Clutch Rod Firewall Seal ...$7.50
  • C7ZZ 7523-AR  Clutch Rod Upper Spring...$15.00
  • C9ZZ 7591-A  Clutch Release Lever Spring...$11.50
  • FC65174  Timken Clutch Pilot Bearing ...$12.97
  • TRA-670-524  Fork Fulcrum Kit...$32.95
  • M-7007-B  Ford Racing Bellhousing Separator Plate...$25.97
  • 88778  RAM Premium Replacement Clutch Kit ...$152.97
  • 3915071  Hurst Billet/Plus SST Shifter...$204.97

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