I have a '73 Wagon with a 2.0L/C4.
I am building a 2.0L with Esslinger cam, Edelbrock dual 1 barrel intake, 10:1 compression, and ported head.
I am concerned about using the C4 due to no TV linkage and low vacuum. So, I would like to convert it to a manual transmission and the T5 sounds like the reall deal.
Will the 2.3 bellhousing swap over to the 2.0?? Will I need to get custom dowel pins made?? What flywheel and starter is used in this conversion??
Lastly, if I have to keep the C4 trans, can anyone suggest the needed modifications?? I will be using an Edelbrock dual 1-barrel intake, so TV linkage is not really an option.
Thanks for the input!!!
Hello critracerx,
To use the T-5 I cut the bell house and used a 2.0 bell to modify the bolt patern to match the 2.0.
Turbopinto72 Used custom tabs that he made.
If you use the Cut& weld method be sure to bolt the parts to a spare block to make sure the mating surfaces are flat.
Youi will also need custom dowl to make this swap work.
From Pintony
Howdy Do,
This conversion has made for some interesting exchanges in the past. The process has been suggeseted as a permanent post at this forum, I agree.
My only venture has been so far VERY rewarding.
I am the bull in the china shop when it comes to this sort of thing. Have seen active service in the U.S. Navy, (Seabees), and have tried to become as proficient in modifications as necessary as I am able with WHATEVER means I may get my gruby hands on!!!!
The unit I was presented with, (bellhousing), was from a Mustang, or so I was told. I did the modification, (weld aluminum), to make it fit my engine, a two liter.
The chalanges that I encountered were:
Dowel holes, the two's are smaller that the bullie's.
What you need here is a machine shop, ( or a suitable less expensive venue), to make up some bushings for you. They would be placed in the mod bellhousing. I placed mine into my mod 2300 and the allignement worked out just fine. I wish I could give you the dimensions but the brain dead have no memory.
Once this allignement has been established, from what my application has ben showing me thus far, the rest have tacken care of itself.
The clutch cable intereiring with the lower frame crossmember, ( I cut a notch in mine and used chopped square tube to fix the problem) ,not the arrangement I would suggest, just what I did.
There are, ( I guess). a considerable number of possibilities as to different combos, (bellhousings), as far as what you want in the end. I am not aware of all the different applications. Research is the name of the game here. I had no problems with clutch/flywheel applications other with the length of the clutch cable and the length of the throw out bearing from stem to stearn.
If you want your Pinto to be different from the salt of the earth, go with the T-5.
Al