DIY Resources & MDL Blog

This helps take the guess work out of getting the right components for the flywheel, clutch, and starter

A quick guide to Flathead adapters, clutch linkage application & Tremec T5 / TKO / TKX

Installing a five-speed transmission into a classic muscle car could not be any easier these days. Not only is it easy but there are numerous choices to be had. Transmission Choices Many of the five-speed transmissions found in late model Fords (the late model being those produced in the past 35 years) can be used…

When the car is equipped with a 3 or 4-speed manual transmission, the job is a lot easier than converting from an automatic. There are two ways to install a T-5 transmission for a stick equipped car.   Use the original bell One way is to use the original bell housing and install an adapter…

Our TREMEC TKO small-block conversions are much like the T5 swap. We start with a cable operated 1995 351w Mustang Cobra R model bellhousing. This same bell housing or scatter shield can be used behind any six-bolt 289/302/351 block. The Modern Driveline clutch cable kit or hydraulic kit allows the stock early Mustang, Cougar and…

  Installing a TREMEC T-5 in place of an automatic, behind a small block Ford is relatively straight forward. Using many of the same components and concepts as used in Fox body Mustangs in the ’80s and ’90s simplifies the process. Bell housing Start by using a TREMEC T-5 bell housing assembly from a…

Step by Step instructions on how to trim your automatic brake pedal to make room for a clutch pedal

Some helpful information for matching the right flywheel to your engine

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In 2012, tired of the boredom he chucked the automatic, replacing it with a TKO 600 five-speed package from MDL

A quick look at Fox-body Hydraulics, SN95 Mustang hydraulics & reverse lockout modules.

Although the 337 is a V8 flathead, very few parts from the 59A or 8BA engines are interchangeable

Click here to see PART 1 Click here to see PART 3 Click here to see PART 4   Link to MDL-Corvette Crossmember Flange kit.

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Modern DriveLine is proud to be a part of The 50th Anniversary of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Boise Roadster Show returns Friday thru Sunday, March 10, 11 & 12, the show features many top hot rods, radical customs, wicked street machines, hot trucks, boats, classics, motorcycles and more.

Instructions to remove current tail housing & install new MDL Tail Housing

Here are a series of steps to unlocking a TKO transmission that is stuck in gear.

THE  GM  F-BODY  6-SPEED 1982-2002 TREMEC  Magnum-F™ 6-speed for fourth-generation Camaros and Firebirds. Consider Your Old F-Car T-56 Obsolete!          The long-awaited and highly-anticipated F-car-specific version of TREMEC’s popular Magnum 6-speed has finally arrived! Designed to replace T-56 transmissions in 1998-2002 GM F-bodies, the Magnum-F leverages TREMEC’s pervasive TR-6060/Magnum architecture in order to provide…

A handy guide to installing the T/O bearing & clutch lever correctly

As appetizer …. Before you will see tomorrow the full length 2019 Peking to Paris film on the Endurance Rally Association – ERA Facebook page, we're glad to present you this appetizer. A compilation on how our 9 brave Belgian teams managed to get to Paris.Take your biggest screen, your best audio system, a cold…

  VIDEO: Step by Step Installation of a Tremec TKO Transmission   FAQ – shifts well when cold vs. hot. Answer: Adjust clutch.   Other FAQ’s regarding Installation  

MDL brings your 1979-93 Mustang into the 21st Century with crispy T-56 Magnum smoothness and performance

a quick guide to installing a 5-speed into your 71-73 Mustang/Cougar

An illustrated step by step guide to installing MDL Fox Body Hydraulic MasterKit

Here’s How… To Get A Light Clutch Pedal With Modern Driveline’s LF Series Hydraulic Clutch System   Modern Driveline’s LF Series Hydraulic Clutch Kits for classic cars make light work of a heavy pedal by letting fluid do the hard work mechanical Z-bar clutch systems have been doing for generations. Modern Driveline has taken the…

Although clutch and flywheel selection seems like black magic science, it really is straightforward. When the right choices are made

It is challenging for us at Modern Driveline to understand the engineering logic behind the Getrag MT-82 six-speed transmission in the 2005-16 Mustang (V-6) and Mustang GT (V-8). The factory-installed MT-82 employs a semi-remote shifter attached to the transmission tunnel tied to the transmission via a shifter rail that, at best, delivers sloppy shift performance…

Modern Driveline 1955-1957 Chevy Tri 5 Modern Driveline’s approach to the Tri 5 using a TKO five speed or T56 six speed transmission conversion from a 3 or 4 speed manual transmission or automatic transmission is quite simple. When converting from a manual transmission, the original Chevy bell housing can be reused along with the…