Well Ron as you can see in the picture above I didn't find the time to "restore" the bellhousing finish like I had wanted - it just got a wipe-down and that was it.
I bought a new Ford pilot bearing, Ford clutch fork pivot, Ford clutch fork, FRPP throwout bearing, and clutch fork cover from LMR or American muscle..whoever had stuff in stock.
Clutch is an organic job...basically like a "king cobra clutch kit"....so should be good for about how much power it will make but still slip well with minimal pedal effort. (main principle I was looking for was low pedal effort)
The factory repop engine mounts place the T5 trans shifter NEARLY perfect in the original automatic shifter hole. I retained the NOS shifter base which will be used with a Hurst stick. I like a Tri-ax or pro 5.0 in T5's but their larger base would have mean more trimming of the shifter hole opening and the stock job will have less NVH than the aftermarket piece so stock it is. i ended up trimming about 1/4" on the front of the shifter hole opening so the trans could be installed at the right height with a replacement rubber trans mount.
Those Ron Morris adjustable engine mounts would have saved a little time here but again...was concerned about the headers clearing those larger mounts.
With the 'heavy lifting' of this project basically completed, it was time to turn the car back over to me to finish it up.
My buddy was itching to start on his own car next in the lineup (can you believe his nerve..lol) which is a 65 galaxie z code manual trans fastback. He loves no-option full size Fords...he's weird like that.
With the trans in the car he bolted the front seats in and gave it a quick wipe down....he also got the 8.8 finished up and bolted in well enough for transport.
A few pictures of the car he sent me before I picked it up:
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