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Bama boy:
Read Jbrown1238's One more 2wd .... thread. He goes into the detail on installation of the T5 (cutting floor, hydraulic clutch, transmission mount, etc).
As Bobbywalter was expressing: '97-04 M5OD R2 from V-6 F-150 is identical shifter/transmission mount/clutch connector/drive shaft position. If you don't have fabrication skills; that is the manual to use - everything is a bolt in. Using a donor Explorer just replace the 4R70W automatic/torque converter/flex plate with 5.0 flywheel/clutch/pressure plate/manual transmission.
I'm soft on M5OD not being as much fun (I've replaced too many T-5s in buddy's 'stangs). Also, I occasionally use my Ranger as a truck; and the lower 1st gear is nice. (I went with higher ratio rear end for better mileage).
Note: M5OD R2 out of '94-95 T-bird SC might be best of lot - 1st isn't as low/5th is higher OD....
Read Jbrown1238's One more 2wd .... thread. He goes into the detail on installation of the T5 (cutting floor, hydraulic clutch, transmission mount, etc).
As Bobbywalter was expressing: '97-04 M5OD R2 from V-6 F-150 is identical shifter/transmission mount/clutch connector/drive shaft position. If you don't have fabrication skills; that is the manual to use - everything is a bolt in. Using a donor Explorer just replace the 4R70W automatic/torque converter/flex plate with 5.0 flywheel/clutch/pressure plate/manual transmission.
I'm soft on M5OD not being as much fun (I've replaced too many T-5s in buddy's 'stangs). Also, I occasionally use my Ranger as a truck; and the lower 1st gear is nice. (I went with higher ratio rear end for better mileage).
Note: M5OD R2 out of '94-95 T-bird SC might be best of lot - 1st isn't as low/5th is higher OD....
