Ford F100 390 FE 5 Speed Swap

My 69 F100 came from the factory with a column shifted three speed manual. I really wanted a four or five speed in this truck. In fact, I had purchased a close ratio Toploader 4speed but was discouraged by the tunnel hacking that I would need perform to clear the shift linkage on the Toploader. About this time, a nice T5 out of Mustang came into my possession rather inexpensively. This would require less tunnel cutting and offered an extra get home gear to boot. The downside is it is a little light for my warmed 390. After looking, I contacted Wilcap who has sold many T5/Ford FE adaptors. They have seen much success with the adaptors and since I got the T5 very cheap, I thought I would give it a try. They machined the adaptor for me and I swapped the old three speed out and the five speed in. So far I have been extremely happy with the swap. It was a very easy swap. It has performed flawlessly. I am not a big thrasher on my truck but have got on it pretty hard. Too much wheel hop to do burn outs at this time. I also I added a 3:70 gear right after the trans swap.