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I too went the route of getting an Excel bellhousing mated to a W-58 transmission (look elsewhere on the board for that strory), but my car has the 3.73 axle. A customer of mine has the Conversion Components kit with the W-55 and I've had the pleasure of evaluating both combinations. In 2.0 trim the W-55 with 3.73 is a good match with a very usable 5th gear (first is a wee bit short for my taste). Conversely, the taller first and fairly tall 0.78 overdrive on the W-58 almost demands a 2.2 to be street friendly even with the 3.73 RE.
The T-5 conversion is extremely attractive as it has the aftermarket support of the entirity of the Camaro and Mustang community. The input shaft is available in a .590" configuartion which mates perfectly to the JH pilot bearing. The only problem is of course the bell-housing and getting the exact ratios you want.
A suitable bell-housing can be made for any tansmission by cutting down the JH 4sp housing and welding on a flat piece of stock. Lining-up the input-shaft to the crank is the real problem. I remember reading the acceptable tollerance is something ridiculous like .001" so this project is NOT for the timid.
A friend of mine recently bought a mill so I was thinking about investigating how much interest there is out there for custom (i.e. T-5) bell-housings. Once all the initial set-up work was done it should be fairly easy to crank out a dozen or so. Any interest out there???