Mr. Mikes 74
Jr. Member
Im building a 74 and Ive been throwing the idea around of taking my AOD transmission out and putting a 5 speed in. Looking for your thoughts on this. The previous owner took the original 302 and 3speed out and put in a 89 302 and an AOD. I like the idea of having a manual because the bronco is a toy to me. I still have to mate the AOD to the d20 tcase and im installing a 5.5 inch SL. What mods need to be done to the floor? I have a hole in the floor for the shifter the PO put in aith the AOD. I still need to cut a whole for the tcase shifters too. What transmissions should I look for? Any cons to doing this? I do plan to rebuild the original 302 and put that back in the truck. Will the new 5 speed bell housing fit the original 302 also? or the orignal and new 302 have different bell housing bolt holes? Any and all input would be greatly appreciated.
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