A 7 lb. mini starter would make that easier, the auto guys have that option, but the 9'' manual guys do not have that option yet, maybe one day someone will make one.Hey bmbm40 and Andrew,
Thank you both very much.
I had plenty of time to prepare for the swap, learn from others, and I’ve had enough drama already — enough for two lifetimes.
To be honest, one of the toughest parts for me was removing and reinstalling the starter, mainly because I’m quite small.I’m even a bit sore today.
Now I’m about to get started on the brakes on my other car.
Cheers,
Chris
Hey Motopycha,
Luckily nothing happened, but I preferred to be a bit cautious. Back then it took me 12 hours for the 600 km. My butt didn’t even hurt, and the reactions from people on the highway were incredible. Hey drag-200stang,
Today I didn’t feel like crawling under the car again. I still need to check the handbrake — I think the adjuster isn’t working properly. Once that’s sorted, I’ll take it out for its first drive.
HAHA good story about getting it home sounds like you were fortunate to make it. And yeah driving a classic is an experience at least to me and you will see how good it can be with the T5. The T5 is a performance modification on it's own and a huge drivability upgrade as many have stated previously. Mine is not an identical experience but in about 2009 when I went from the old 3 speed tractor transmission in my Bronco to the NV3550 5 speed od the transformation was huge. Just being able to cruise comfortably with a little less racket at 65 made it feel like a different vehicle and made it much more useable. For full disclosure at the same time I did move up from the 200 to the 250 for the NV3550 to work out so a substantial torque increase also added to the experience.Hey Motopycha,
Thank you so much, I’m really glad everything worked out so well. I hope yours will be back on the road soon so you can drive it again. I absolutely love the feeling in that car — time somehow moves differently, and people are always smiling.
I still love thinking back to when I picked it up. I drove 600 km on its own wheels, the radiator was completely clogged with scale and there was dirt in the engine. I was driving at around 38 mph, going from parking spot to parking spot just to let it cool down again. That was a hot ride with the horse
The next day I immediately ordered a new 3-row aluminum radiator and a heater core, flushed the engine thoroughly a few times, and installed a filter in the hose. Since then, thankfully, I haven’t had any problems.
Hey drag-200stang,
I’m not entirely sure, but the mini starter works with the 8.5” (or 132) as well, right? Either way, if someone ever makes a mini starter for our 9-inch, I’m ordering one immediately.
Today I didn’t feel like crawling under the car again. I still need to check the handbrake — I think the adjuster isn’t working properly. Once that’s sorted, I’ll take it out for its first drive.
Cheers
Chris
I am not sure about the 8.5 flywheel but I know that the auto is doable, I am sure someone here knows.Hey drag-200stang,
I’m not entirely sure, but the mini starter works with the 8.5” (or 132) as well, right? Either way, if someone ever makes a mini starter for our 9-inch, I’m ordering one immediately.
Yeah, I’m also really glad nothing serious happened. Back then the seller obviously never mentioned that the car had problems — he only said that he didn’t like the transmission and that he had already had it repaired once.
But luckily it won’t be needed anymore now. 
Oh, a Bronco — also a very beautiful vehicle! What year is it?Like I said, I’m not sure — I think I remember reading something about it at some point, but since I don’t have an 8.5-inch clutch, I never looked further into it. Who would want a dog dish anyway?
1966 Bronco originally a 170 then a 200 and now 250.Yeah, I’m also really glad nothing serious happened. Back then the seller obviously never mentioned that the car had problems — he only said that he didn’t like the transmission and that he had already had it repaired once.
A 250 would have been cool as well. I actually had one once, but unfortunately it doesn’t fit into a ’66 without some modifications, which is why I only kept the head and got rid of the rest.
Right now I’m thinking about possibly swapping the rear end to an 8-inch. That’s going to become its own project again because I want to build everything exactly the way I want it, with custom axles and so on. The hardest part is actually finding someone willing to ship the housing overseas, so we’ll probably be talking about this again next year.
Hello bmbm40,
It will probably not be delivered until autumn, but for now it was important to secure the housing first. Everything else will be bought step by step afterwards, and I will most likely order the axles from Dutchman. 
Wow — it really feels like a completely different car now. The clutch still feels a bit unusual, but it disengages cleanly. Taking off is much more relaxed than before — no more revving the engine sky-high. Now I can simply pull away normally without people thinking I’m about to do a burnout, only to crawl away slowly afterwards. Tomorrow there’s a small meet-up here in the area, and I’m going to drive there.
