Thanks to @jrhendo - this is the Dellows offering:
Adding up all the parts needed for the Dellows bell to work with a Ford 6-pot box, per above:
= $2,130 (hydraulic spec)
= $1790 (cable spec)
$850 of each is their bellhousing.
YMMV, but it seems to me that any cost advantage of using a cheap Ford 6-pot box is voided by the expense of going this route to make it fit. If you're absolutely determined to use a Ford 6 box with its yeah-right-mate ratio set, an adapter plate and modified input shaft is by far the least expensive way to get it done. Tree and @Vee_Que did it the latter way, and IIRC, Tree flogged that setup hard on the track and it didn't break.
With that 0552--003 Ford 6-pot T5 with the 22-tooth input I have in the shed which I mentioned earlier, I've decided to go down the extended / modified input shaft route with it for my 144, since I already have M45 bells and adapter plates, and I know my twin Stromberg B20B with a K cam won't see anywhere near 300 lb/ft of torque, nor any track time. I feel safe in saying that box in that car done that way will long outlast me in terms of Time Left Alive On Earth. I did look at redoing the innards with the Z-spec gears and cluster, but a $300 modded input sure beats $2K+ in parts plus labour for any exercise in unnecessary overkill.
I don't believe changing the input shaft in a V8-spec T5 is soooo scary ?as to make it A Really Big Deal - whip off the 4 bolts on the input shaft retainer, jiggle, and it's out; basically repeat in reverse order to reinstall. On page 1 of this tread are the tooth counts and part numbers of the input shafts you'll find and need. The hard bit is checking the float and shimming it correctly, but that isn't really any more difficult than, say, cam shim changes on a 530/531 head, and full instructions on how-to are provided with the DeeWorks plate. That check ought to be done anyway before installing any T5 box. But as always. Your Mileage May Vary.
