Hey all,
The car is still running great since redoing the timing although steering is a problem since the idler arm bushings need to be replaced (any ideas on an easy way <64 Fairlane w/manual steering built with later year bushing style> to get them out)
Anyhow I was thinking of a new transmission for down the road. My preference is to have it set up to look like the 3 on the tree it came with but I don't know how to do that with 5 or 6 gears (manual) so I'm thinking a floor shift HOWEVER I want the arm offset to the left not centered on the hump. I know Richmond offers a 5 speed with external shift linkage to do that but 5th gear is not O/D and Richmond costs a good deal of money. Is there a way to set up a late model Mustang 5 speed with a type of remote linkage to offset the shift arm?
What I'd really like though is a 6 speed manual for not just the extra gear but to be able to say that my car has a "gear for each cylinder" (yes, I need a hobby
) However, would my fairly mild 170 be able to work with a 6 speed. I have been told that 6 gears would bog the motor down too much. Anyone know if this is true?
Lastly, I'd like to run a bigger clutch with more springs. Mine came with a 6 spring disc and the only replacement I could find was a slighlty smaller 4 spring disc. Is there a way to run a small block v-8 disc with six springs? Thanks.
The car is still running great since redoing the timing although steering is a problem since the idler arm bushings need to be replaced (any ideas on an easy way <64 Fairlane w/manual steering built with later year bushing style> to get them out)
Anyhow I was thinking of a new transmission for down the road. My preference is to have it set up to look like the 3 on the tree it came with but I don't know how to do that with 5 or 6 gears (manual) so I'm thinking a floor shift HOWEVER I want the arm offset to the left not centered on the hump. I know Richmond offers a 5 speed with external shift linkage to do that but 5th gear is not O/D and Richmond costs a good deal of money. Is there a way to set up a late model Mustang 5 speed with a type of remote linkage to offset the shift arm?
What I'd really like though is a 6 speed manual for not just the extra gear but to be able to say that my car has a "gear for each cylinder" (yes, I need a hobby

Lastly, I'd like to run a bigger clutch with more springs. Mine came with a 6 spring disc and the only replacement I could find was a slighlty smaller 4 spring disc. Is there a way to run a small block v-8 disc with six springs? Thanks.