MIDan Quote:
I'D be curious to know if anyone has adapted a manual transmission from another VEHICLE to a '55-'56 Packard V-8.
Yes. Paul in Las Vegas (1956 Exec on my website) used a Borg-Warner T-10 4-speed originally (after restoration). As I understand it, the input shaft has to be shortened a little bit, but otherwise it bolts up. I'm pretty sure you have to have a custom driveshaft yoke/length too and the clutch disc splines have to match the T-10. As I understand it, there are other manual trans that have the same bolt pattern as the Ford.
Because his Exec has a 4.11:1 rear gear, later he took out the T-10 and put in a pre-1955 Packard 3-speed w/OD.
I'll be doing the same T-10 thing on my Panther and since it has 3.23:1 rear gears, I won't need the OD.
Craig
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