Gun Jam

hello

I have a chance to pick up this t5 http://fresno.craigslist.org/pts/556313673.html I called him and it sounds like all the parts are there but may have broken gears. 30.00 for this trans is a safe buy even if the guts are totally destroyed Im only out 30.00 bucks.

What do you guys think I should do....at what point is it not worth messing around with it?

If I wanted to ask him for the tag number so i could identify the trans such as 1352-xxx where is that number indeed located on a tag bolted to the tail housing?

Thanks for you advice

-Gun

**UPDATE**

well it turns out its a NWC out of a Ford 1983-84 T-Bird/Mustang 2.3 L4 Turbo. I dont really feel like throwing any money at a NWC but I am going to use it for fun. Ill practice removing major componets and learning their names so if i find a trans worth salvaging ill know whats wrong with it. I can also use this guy as a core parhaps if the need arises.

Here are the links to the photos.

http://www.3rflying.com/t51.jpg
http://www.3rflying.com/t52.jpg
http://www.3rflying.com/t53.jpg

-Gun

choefle

For $30, I would pick it up and have your local transmission shop rebuild it with the G-Force kit.

Gun Jam

what if I wanted to rebuild it with the g-force kit
what would that cost?

choefle

I think the kit is like $1100. The World Class rebuild kit is much lower.

Gun Jam

1,100 is way more than I want to spend

but putting 300 or 400 out for rebuild would be fine.. I think I have seen them on ebay for about that price does 400 sound like enough to get a wc rebuild kit?

-Gun

Oxnard Montalvo

You won't know what you'll need to put into it until you take it apart. But for thirty bucks how can you go wrong? Grab it.

Gun Jam

thats what I was thinking. If i get there and the input and output shafts are where they belong ill probably buy it.

-Gun

rmodel65

you can get almost 30 bucks from scrap alum if its bad[8D]

Daze

$30.00 is a steel. Gears are about 50 -100 each and a main shaft can be upwards of $300 so if the guts are bad you may have a serious price tag. A good rebuild kit with all the small parts is about $200 and I recommend an improved countershaft stabilizer $60 and a solid steel input shaft NOT A 2 PIECE or aluminum type!!! I just rebuilt mine and have about $400 in to it including a new main shaft (lucked out and got one on ebay for $80.00 shipped simply because it had no spedo gear hole) I have lots of good info if you want to tackle the rebuild your self and can help you decide what to replace and what to keep. Let me know if I can help any further

PONYBOY65

good deal! buy it and run! i just bought one on ebay for 600 rebuilt with bell housing, clutch fork, and Hurst Indy shifter and cant wait to put it on my mustang!