Technical New T-5 in '49 Merc problems

50 Merc Man · Dec 10, 2024

Mr48chev said: ↑

Normally that shifter sits beside you where you can pretty well lay your hand on the knob with your arm straight down to the elbow or just slightly forward at the elbow and not have to reach to shift.
A Ford T-5 puts the shifter at 19.5 inches from the mounting surface of the trans.
S-10 T-5 puts it at 11.5 mounting surface.
I went out and looked at my T87D 3 speed and it measured 5-1/2 from mount surface to shifter. Older photo with no ruler. That is just for comparison. View attachment 6224846 View attachment 6224847 View attachment 6224850

Remembering that the 3 speed floor shift I put on the 3 speed overdrive transmission in my 51 Merc sat just in front of the seat cushion and I could probably have slid the seat up a notch or two If I had to.
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Clearly in this case, size does matter!! I’d love to do something like that but that’s what I’d be afraid would happen. Too many changes

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