Adapting a T5 Transmission to a Closed Driveshaft | Homemade Boat-tail Speedster Pt. 50
Channel: MacroMachines
Date: 2021-07-02

The T5 transmission is a popular choice among many hot rod builders as a significant upgrade over old original 3 speed transmissions. Typically, upgrading to the newer transmission means also converting the rear end to an open driveshaft since most old hot rods had closed driveshafts, but there's a way to receive the benefits of a newer transmission while still keeping the original closed driveshaft. In this video I show how I designed and built an adapter assembly to attach an early Ford closed driveshaft to a Chevy T5 4x4 transmission.

Resources (drawings, CAD file, Parts list):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1w82DBbxgx1IK-0gy2ahOejovddRUZrEC?usp=sharing

Vintage Metalworks (U-joint yoke source): http://vintagemetalworks.blogspot.com/