I'm trying to get this back together. Always a few snags.
1st - the mechanical sender from the T5 (the one with the red gear on it) won't fit into the hole on the drivers side of the TKO. I was hoping it would just slide in. Nope. Uh-uh. Can't do that.
Ok, use the electric sender. Wait - the TKO didn't come with the other side of the pigtail that wires plugs in the the transmission and then connects to the wiring from my speedo. Gotta find a pigtail. Looks like I need
THIS ONE. Can't get it tomorrow from them. Not sure if I can get it local. Gotta make sure I have a Ford TKO. The GM TKO has a different plug. Not sure why the mechanical speed sender won't fit. Not sure if there is a local mechanical sender that will fit.
EDIT: O'Reilly has one that looks like it will fit. Hopefully this sorts out problem #1. Confirmed it is a FORD TKO - part TCET5008
2nd Problem - The TKO's yoke is bigger than the T5's yoke. I pressed out the u-joint caps, removed the old yoke, and tried to install the new yoke.. Wait, I need the bigger u-joint to fit the new yoke. But the smaller u-joint fits the driveshaft. Let's see... they make a 1310 to 1330 conversion u-joint. Moog part 353. Not in stock anywhere. Summit can't get me one until Friday.... O'reilly can get one but not until 3pm tomorrow. Got to get it (anyone heard of Master Pro u-joints? Any good? Probably not great at $8 each.)
Current drive shaft has about 1/8 inch between the rubber seal and the yoke head. Not much room for sliding when the suspension is compressed. I could take the driveshaft down to the local gear and axle shop. See if they would shorten the driveshaft by 1/2 inch and install the new u-joint. I'm sure they "could". Question is "would" they do it on the spot, and for what price.
Then see if I could get the clutch functional. The fork is at a slightly different angle and so I need to rework the slave cylinder mounting bracket. Also, the Quicktime is different than the stock housing in this area. May not pull straight.
Then start it and hope it doesn't leak from the RMS......
It's going to be a long day tomorrow.