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I know I 've seen engine mount/oil pan kits advertised to do this swap. I think installing the engine will be relatively easy compared to hooking up a manual tranmission. There might be special bellhousings availlable to put a T-5 behind the 429/460 but it wouldn't have a very long life unless you baby it all the time. That means a step up to the Tremec. I'm pretty sure it has the same bolt pattern as the Ford Top Loader. But you're also looking at a bigger clutch than the 5.0 uses. Not sure if a cable will do the job. It might? Ford used a linkage setup on their old manual trans/clutches and even those had problems with a decent clutch.As much as I like manual trannies, I think for your project, it would be easier to put a automatic behind this engine. You may have to do some clearancing in the tunnel depending on what you use.
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