I thought I had wrote out a bunch of info.. hmm..guess not.
So on the transmission harness..this is what you "can" do , definitely not required. I'm running. T5. Thka goes for any manual transmission using an explorwr harness.
The wires on the transmission plug are the only wires going under the truck on the passenger side out of the transmission harness.
4 are the 02 sensor
2 are the back u lights
2 are safety neutral switch(pins 16 and 8)
((Safety Neutal Switch bypass))
You take puns 16 and 8 on the transmission connector and simply cut and solider them together. This it. I traced pin 16 and 8 back up to the 42 pin connector, then looped those two wires together because I got rid.of that bulky transmission plug.
WARNING: THE WIRES ON THE 41 PIN CONNECTOR ARE ''''"NOT'''" THE SAME PIN NUMERS ON THE TRANSMIASION PLUG ITSELF.
I don't remember the numbers were, just follow pin 16 and 8 back up to the 42 pin connector
I very carefully took all the wires out of the harness completely. Depinned them like they never ere there. Takes time and is not necessary, but really makes more room.
Here isa pic of the piece of angle iron its only 1/8..DO NOT USE 1/8 INCH it flexes to bad.
Below is pics of the external clutch "parts" you'll need on a T5
(1) 6 inch 3/8 cariage bolt
(2) 3 inch 1/2 carrige bolt, find the shortest you can, you only need the head off of it ..
(3) 6 3/8 nuts
(4) 8 3/8 lock washers
(5) 3/8 acorn nut
(6) a very good 1/2 drill bit
Stay tuned..... traveling at the moment...