Projects Ford 215 ci tranny options

Hey peeps I'm in need of some info I have a 52 ford f1 with the 6 215ci I hate the stock ****** is there a newer trans I could swap in without to much trouble I hope you guys can give me tons of info thanks

 

Is your truck a 3 or 4 speed?

 

My choice would be a T5 five speed. Small, light, with a ratio for any speed you want to drive.

 

It's a 3 on the tree and how hard would the t5 be to do

 

John Mummert will do the conversion to the bellhousing that you provide him
http://www.ford-y-block.com/truckt5.htm

Or you can find a later bellhousing and use a later truck transmission. I'm not sure of all the details, but the 223 was made until 64 and it had the same bolt pattern on the block.

 

Awesome ill for sure look into this I can't stand the 3 speed

 

215's use the same trans as the flathead....as long as you have the 215 bell housing "ring", you can use a flathead/t5 adapter. 223's use a different trans setup.
You will still need to make a new trans X member, driveshaft, etc...