Complete T5 swap thread - one way to skin the cat

[Frijolito1988]

Guys i see a 86 S10 with a 4 Cylinder and T5, Is that the same T5 we can use ? They used the same T5 on the 4 and 6 cylinder ?

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by Frijolito1988

Guys i see a 86 S10 with a 4 Cylinder and T5, Is that the same T5 we can use ? They used the same T5 on the 4 and 6 cylinder ?

An 86 S10 with a 4 cylinder might have a 0.86 OD gear, but if you aren't gonna do a lot of highway driving, that would be OK. This chart suggests that TAG 1352-102 is a Non-World Class with a 0.72 OD gear. See if you can read the tag.

MOST importantly, does it have an electric speedometer drive or the elusive mechanical (cable) drive?

[allens4876]

Found a 85 s10 with everything still intact at a local scrap yard! i will be doing this swap soon in my 67 c10. one question i do have is how necessary is the round piece made at the machine shop? i found a spacer thats premade.

http://hamiltonintakes.com/products/...5-swap-adapter

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by allens4876

Found a 85 s10 with everything still intact at a local scrap yard! i will be doing this swap soon in my 67 c10. one question i do have is how necessary is the round piece made at the machine shop? i found a spacer thats premade.

http://hamiltonintakes.com/products/...5-swap-adapter

The adapter plates made by the vendors listed below are ready to bolt into place.

Vintage Metalworks Adapter Plate - Click Here

HotRodworks Adapter Plate - Click Here

[jocko]

Originally Posted by allens4876

Found a 85 s10 with everything still intact at a local scrap yard! i will be doing this swap soon in my 67 c10. one question i do have is how necessary is the round piece made at the machine shop? i found a spacer thats premade.

http://hamiltonintakes.com/products/...5-swap-adapter

Congrats, hope your install goes well and that this thread can be of some help. Don't bother with Hamilton Intakes, they blew me off for months and set my project behind for a long time. Flakey bunch. The only reason I made the ring was because it was a homemade machining deal, ensured I could have the parts made inexpensively out of 2 pieces that I could finish fit at home (ie the spray-paint hole location technique) vice starting with 1 large aluminum billet chunk that had to have the mounting holes dead on from the git go). Skip that approach and use the Vintage Metalworks adapter listed above, it's the way to go now - just wasn't available (or I couldn't find it anyway) when I was doing my build.

[BAT]

If you need just the spacer ring I have one you can have for $20.