Automatic to Manual swap question

[232FIed]

hey, i have a 99 automatic mustang. i'm looking to do a swap with a t-5. i was wondering what i'll need to make this a complete conversion. i'm willing to take into acount that this is alot of work but regardless i was looking for a list of things i'd need to buy other than the tranny itself

heres what i think i'll need so far:

bellhousing
spacer plate and dust cover
clutch, fork and flywheel
pedal assembly
and driveshaft ( i here they're different between A and M transmissions)
the shifter boot and hardware are included also

let me know if anyones got any info for me. i'm all ears-

[MagicRat]

Include a new clutch, resurfaced flywheel, throwout bearing and pilot bushing. Dont bother re using the old stuff.

You may have a problem with the pilot bushing. Many automatic trans equipped engines do not have a hole drilled in the back of the crank to hold the pilot bushing.
Your engine may or may not have it. Try posting in the Mustang forum; they may know for sure).

If it's missing, you would need to take the crank out and take it to a machine shop to have this drilled. You cannot drill it yourself.

IMHO it will be cheaper for you to sell your car and buy a manual trans Mustang.

[232FIed]

haha. yeah seriously. i'm considering it. i have it with everything i could possibly do to a v6 and it needs the 5 speed for the perfect touch. i might scratch the idea but i know a guy who has a garage helping me out. if i could get the parts i might just have him hook it up just out of a trust issue

would i rather myself who knows his way around a car but never did a trans swap before or a guy who's done it before.

appreciate your imput thou-

[beef_bourito]

i think there was a thread about this a couple of pages back, you should do a search or check the previous couple of pages. other than that, you need the tranny, clutch and all required equipment (master cylender, pedal, etc) and i heard somewhere about having to put the automatic tranny in park or neutral before you disconnect it because you wont be able to start your car if it's in drive.

[Allbert]

I would think there are a few other considerations with a computer that is looking for inputs from the automatic transmission.