1965 mustang 6 cylinder t5 5 speed conversion i6 200 see video description for conversion details!!!

This conversion is for the 60-65 Fords with the inline 200 six cylinder. See below for info 66+. This includes falcons, mustangs and likely more. Its for the small bell with the small 8.5” stepped style pressure plate and clutch. Stock z bar clutch linkage was used. Parts list included In beginning of video.

1966+ uses the larger 9” bell and clutch. For that conversion you’ll need the 66+ t5 adapter plate for the c60a-6394-c bell. You’ll need a 67 200 clutch as it has the bigger spline on the disc for the t5 input shaft. All else is the same as in this video. 67 200 throwout bearing etc

For this 60-65 conversion I used a Foxbody 2.3 4 cylinder transmission for this swap. I used it for the 3.97 first gear ratio. It also has a .79 5th, which i felt would be a little better for the underpowered 200 six. You can also use an 85-93 Foxbody v8 t5. It has a 3.35 first gear and a .68 5th. Great if you want to run more rear gear. As well you could always swap 5th gears between the 2 if you want to change that. Additionally, 94-98 v6 mustang t5s have the same v8 gear ratio And are great to use, but you’ll have to swap in the shorter Foxbody input shaft and bearing retainer first. 99-04 v6 t5s can be used too. Those also require the shorter input shaft and bearing retainer. However those had a digital speedo. You’ll have to swap a Foxbody tail onto those, And modify the main shaft slightly to accept the speedo retainer clip. There are videos on YouTube how to do this.

One further note. The 200 six and sbf 5.0/5.8 (289/302/351) have the exact same outer diameter for the pilot bearing. So In other words, i used an 83 diesel ranger pilot bearing for my swap. That works with the small diameter 4 cylinder input shaft. If you use a v8 t5, then you would just use a Foxbody v8 pilot bearing. So for example an 89 5.0 mustang pilot bearing will work for a v8 t5 in a 200 six cylinder engine

Another point i wanted to address, if resurfacing your original stepped flywheel, be sure to take to a shop that really knows these old flywheels. It is critical to maintain a step height of .97 to 1” between the Flywheel surface and the step. To do that, they take material off the step too. Ensure this is followed or you will have issues!