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69 Camaro a father/son project. They built the 383-powered street machine, making many memories along the way.

’05-’10 Mustangs are fitted with a two-piece steel driveshaft supported in the middle here’s a little on that.

In this Tech write up we look at ditching a C4 for a 5-speed in an inline 6 power car

Take Five! – Modern Driveline’s Five-Speed conversion package for ’71-’73 Mustangs can be swapped in a weekend Jim Smart July 30, 2014 Classic Mustang five-speed conversions are nothing new, but how we do them is getting better all the time. There are piecemeal conversion kits and there are user-friendly conversion kits that make getting into…

Squeeze Play: What you need to know to fit Ford’s Coyote modular V-8 into your vintage Mustang Mark Houlahan Tech Editor, Mustang Monthly July 6, 2015   Pushrod engines can be so 20th century. Ford hasn’t produced a production engine with a cam-in-block design that actuates the valves via pushrods and rocker arms since 2001…

Scrap Your Getrag! Modern Driveline introduces a fast-quick solution to your Getrag MT-82 crunch box woes with the T-56 Magnum XL Jim Smart April 22, 2015 Ford has conceived a hot Mustang fun car we could have only dreamed of 30 years ago with those decidedly lame 175-horse Mustang GTs of the early 1980s. Today,…

T5 Explained: Modern Driveline has everything you’re going to need to freshen up a T5, including real tech support Jim Smart June 22, 2015 One of the most popular drivetrain mods done to early Mustangs is to swap out the non-overdriven three- and four-speed transmissions with the later-model overdrive T-5 five-speed. Not only does the…

a quick guide to installing an MDL Hydraulic Master cylinder & External Slave cylinder upgrade

Stealthy Overdrive From MDL No One Knows It’s There but You Modern Driveline’s TREMEC  new & improved TKX 5-speed is engineered to fit your Sunbeam Tiger without cutting or modifying the tunnel. You get durability surpassing Ford’s legendary Top Loader four-speed with vastly improved fuel consumption. You get brute performance in gears one through four…

Upgrading To A Five-Speed Means Greater Car Control, Better Fuel Economy, And An Ear-To-Ear Grin Mark Houlahan Tech Editor, Mustang Monthly October 26, 2010 Photos By: Cars, Inc. It seems like every few years, the OEMs are able to tack on another gear to the latest transmission offerings. For the longest time, an overdrive automatic meant…

Cool Solutions For Your Greatest Resto Challenges Jim Smart January 11, 2014 We’ve been restoring older Mustangs for the better part of 35 years now and it seems we can’t get enough of it. We’re always looking for fresh ideas and easier ways to accomplish what we’ve been doing for close to four decades. At…

Remove the stock transmission from a 2008 Mustang GT & replace it with a TREMEC T-56 Magnum XL 6-speed

The MDL T-56 Magnum XL six-speed conversion package fully capable & ready for action in your 2011-current Mustang.

Hitting the road with a bang-shift attitude for a little canyon cutting, this S197 upgrade is for you.

Prevent Unnecessary Wear, Tear, and Power Loss with thoughtful installation Here’s something most home garage enthusiasts never think about — proper bellhousing alignment and indexing. Admit it — have you ever performed a bellhousing alignment? Very few of us have or know anything about this subject. We address this issue at Modern Driveline because we…

“Rebuilding Generations” of Boise, Idaho is installing a TREMEC T5 in this ’71 Mustang convertible with the help of Modern Driveline

71-73 Mustang or Cougar to cable clutching in an afternoon and we’re going to show you how

learn to choose an unbeatable clutch and flywheel combo that will serve you well for years to come

MDL’s light-pedal effort hydraulic clutch package install, 1-2-3 easy

The June 2008 edition of Mustang and Fords features a 6 page article detailing Modern Driveline’s T5 conversion of a ’67 Mustang. Author and photographer Wayne Cook details the parts and the process to convert a classic Mustang from a 4-speed to a 5-speed overdrive transmission. As Wayne writes “On the other hand, if you believe your Mustang was born to run on the open roads, then the addition of Overdrive will convert your classic Ford from a freeway buzz bomb into a quiet, smooth vehicle that can accomplish a 500-mile day with ease”