Inliners International Forums General Discussion Drive Train T-5 to a Chevy 250. What do I need?

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The reason I asked what type of tranny you have now is if you have a manual transmission now, there may not be any reason that you cannot use your existing bell housing. That way you can keep your existing clutch mechanism, etc. On the T5 from a 2wd S10, the measurement from the face of the tranny to the centerline of the shifter is approx. 12 inches. Get that measurement from your existing manual trans while it is bolted to the bell housing in the vehicle. This will help you determine which T5 to get. Any other measurements you need I will be glad to take from the spare T5 (S10) I have. If you don't know the o.d. of the input shaft bearing retainer on your existing trans, I'm sure one of these gentlemen on the BB can get that for you. Better yet, pull your trans and get the project going! Then you can compare the opening in your bell housing to the bearing retainer on the T5. If it is the same, all the better. If the hole in the bell housing on your vehicle is larger, there should be no problem getting an adapter (reducer ring) from Advance Adapters. This project is not going to be a slam dunk, but it can be done. Please let me know if I can help.
Ken