Well, Molly’s got a T5 now! 
Like several of her other possessions, it is now taking up more space in storage than I have room for. 
My favorite junkyard had this half price sale a couple of weeks ago, and I knew about this ‘88 Jeep Cherokee that was an unusual TWO-wheel drive, and with a FIVE-speed, and on an AMC six cylinder to boot. What’s not to love? Put Molly Blue on 5-Speed, and she will be able to run 75 all day, with about 25 MPG while I flog her down the road. Great for the two-lane blacktop tours… 
Pretty busy down there, and the sale went the next day, too. This is the very back row of about 25 acres of parking…
I was too beat after the transmission to scout AMC’s, 
just tossed it in the Gremlin and went home…
I know that some will be apalled to hear this, but yes, everything fit easily. 
Healthy amount of tools, 5 Gallon Bucket, with seat lid, and a milk crate, along with a dolly to cruise around.
A Lot of work, more than I expected, and it got hot out too. All well worth it. Final tally was around 70 bucks. They raised the price on the transmissions, which was ok, because I remembered the price wrong and brought enough money. They used to be, like 65 bucks regular. I forgot that I bought a 700R4 and a Turbo 400 at the same time for 32.50 apiece, and they’re both still pulling well.
So I was thinking 65.00, and they raised them to 100.00, but after 50% discount and a 10.00 core, that’s 60 bucks. 
When I pulled it out, it had a tag from a local rebuilder on it. You couldn’t tell from the installation, every tiny doodad was in place, and fastened properly… I’m going to give them a call and find out when the job was done.
They charged me 12.95 for the shifter, and a 3.95 core… 
It WAS one of those great raids, though. Even used, this transmission can cost 350-500 bucks.
-mike
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