It Looks like you did a great job of fitting them on your car! A lot of extra work and I guess we all have been there a few more times than we like to remember! It will look great when it is finished!  How are progressing with it? 

jkordzi; IT Looks great! you have a fine looking ride there! You did it yourself and did a great job! Be proud as you did a very nice job! it will last for years and I am certain you will have a lot of  fun with it! 390s are are great power plants! Great job with the write up and responses! Jerry

OK Guys and Gals! First I am not mad! Way to late for being mad and even if I was, I couldn't be mad at any of you guys! You are trying to point me in a direction that you all all familiar with! I get that!  SO I guess maybe I haven't provided all of the details of where I am at! 
     First I have already replaced the front bearing retainer and throw out out bearing and reinstalled the transmission! Does the bearing retainer have a steel tube??? I have no idea! It was what CJ Mustang sold me as a replacement! In fact I have a spare, yes they sold me 2 of them, So I can and will check to see if it a steel tube retainer!  Second I have already removed the z bar and all of the mechanical linkage! Including the return spring on the clutch pedal! [ pretty much the reason that I do not sound very happy of going back to what I had] Third I am not angry with Modern drive line! In fact I have been in contact with them on what to do , what to do!  My anger or at least my frustration is with CJ mustang and their TECHs they are the ones that got me in this cable conversion in the first place! And yes they just loved selling me all of those expensive new parts, Bell housing ,flywheel clutch kit etc, etc!  
     And now where am I headed! well it looks like I will end up installing an external slave cly and hydraulic clutch kit with a master cly etc.  Modern drive line has an external slave cly that mounts on the back side of the clutch arm and pushes the arm instead of pulling it! This looks like a good direction the go! Now I have not made the final decision yet. But it is the way that I am leaning! I just hope that I do not need the return spring on the clutch pedal! That was one very stiff spring! Thanks again every one for your patience and understanding and your input!  
   And last No one is more frustrated with how the z bar could have caused my problem in the first than I am! But I wasn't certain of the cause and I accepted the advice of a so called tech

OK, Guys First thank you for your input! Second I do not doubt that I was given a raspberry by C-J Mustang! We all know the old saying about hindsight... So I am at the point that I want to get a system to activate my clutch installed in my car that functions properly! The first bearing retainer that cracked was an aluminum one! and I am betting that the new one that is on it right now is aluminum! So I am gaining the wisdom of the stock original bearing retainer is not good and was most likely the source of my failure in the first place? Or do I have a transmission issue? Yeay ! I spent $1200.00 for nothing!  Yeah I got that! You all notice that I am no longer seeking advice from their techs right??  I got that as well! That is the reason why I am here ! I have learned through experience that Mustang Steve is a person that I can trust his input! He has been there , Done that and you all his  friends and fellow customers are as equally Knowledgeable and honest! Which I am truly grateful for!  
      Now for the issues at hand First question if I remove the clutch fork and run the line through that hole, Should I fabricate a cover for the clutch arm hole?? I would think leaving it open could allow a lot of excess crap in the bell housing to maybe cause an issue down the road? 
   Next issue 6sally6 you recommend lightly greasing the bearing retainer tube with grease?? Do you think long term that the grease will collect dust dirt etc to gum up the bearing retainer tube??? what do you all think about a graphite dry powder as a lubricant for the slide tube?? good idea? or are you nuts??? just thinking way ahead of where I am at! again Thank you all for your input and sharing your experiences with me! I do not mean to be a pest, I am just being cautious as I want to do this only one more time!  I am one of those pains that just absolutely hates to redo a job! I would rather spend twice as much time double checking things than speeding through it and having to

Hello every one! Here is my very long question [sorry]  I have a 1970 Ranchero with a 302 , some years ago I purchased a t5 conversion kit from one of the Mustang  vendors. I heard a creaking when I would depress the clutch pedal. after a while I noticed some tranny fluid dripping from the bell housing. I pulled the tranny and found the front bearing retainer was cracked around the flange where it bolted to the tranny! I was told a binding from the action of the old z clutch linkage had stressed it and it was recommended that I switch to a cable system. Long story short that didn't turn out so good and I am now focused on moving to hydraulic clutch. I cannot mount the external slave cly as my header is right in the way! SO I am leaning on moving to the internal hydraulic throw out bearing!.  My problem is I know nothing about them! Any one have knowledge on how these are installed and how they are adjusted or not? Any input will be greatly appreciated!  My car drove just fantastic with this transmission. I just need to get this actuation issue resolved! Thank you for your consideration!

I put a t5 trans in my 1970 ranchero. I bought it from cj mustang ( if i remember correctly!) I had to purchase an aluminum plate (adapter)to bolt to the outside of my Bellhousing that had the correct bolt hole pattern for the t5, I was able to use my crossmember but I had to shorten my driveshaft about an inch! Their kit included a new slip yoke end for the drive shaft. The hardest part was the floor. The T5 sat  higher than the old 3spd so I had to cut out a little more of my floor pan for clearance!  Once I had the transmission all situated , I went to a salvage yard and had them cut out a section of the floor hump from a newer mustang. I took that home and trimed my floor and this mustang piece to fit . I mig welded it and painted the floor and then installed the mustang floor boot. looks like it was built like that! Oh my car was a 3 spd on the coloum originally! Some one had put a floor shifter in the car prior to my purchasing the car. That person just hacked a hole in the floor and left it. I must add what a differance the 5 speed made in the driveability of the car! It was well worth the work!