Hey everyone!
I just had a quick question. The transmission on my '83 is in need of repair/replacement. I was looking on Craigslist and someone is selling a world class T5 from a 1993 V6. Would this hook up ok with my 2.8 V6?
Thanks in advance.

 

The bolt-pattern on the transmission-face may be different on the T5 from the 4th-Gen. It may have the Ford bolt-pattern (four bolts in a relatively square configuration) instead of the GM bolt-pattern (four bolts splayed out in a wide rectangular configuration). To make sure it absolutely fits, you could swap the seller's transmission and bellhousing at the same time.

 

Don't bother. There is a guy posting on here selling his V6 T-5 that is the right one.

1. Probably has a different clutch setup (I believe yours is the mechanical Z-bar and not hydraulic).
2. Different mounting bolt pattern on the trans face (Ford VS GM FWD).
3. I believe the input shafts are not only different lengths but different spline counts as well.

So you would basically require replacement of the entire clutch assembly...

You don't need a WC trans (the guy I mentioned above is selling a NWC). If you manage to get enough power out of the engine to break the trans, you'll probably kill the crankshaft first...