Can anyone help. I have a 1990 2.9i V6, from a 4x4, and would like to find out which Ford boxes are suitable as a straight bolt on. I have looked at a type 9, and the drive shaft stops flush with the face of the bell housing, whereas the MT75 4x4 drive shaft protrudes about 1.25" in front of the bell. To fit a type 9 are modifications required, and if so what. Any help greatly apreciated. Chippy.
the original type 9 from the 4 x 4 's had a longer input shaft (if yours is a standard type 9, poss. why your input shaft is too short). As far
as ford gear boxes to ford engines go pretty much anything can be made to fit anything fairly cheaply. Common boxes to use are type 9, MT75, T5
more info here
http://www.zetecinside.com/xr2/gearbox.htm
you want a type 9 out of a 2.8i capri or 2 wheel drive XR4....
MT is too big and T5 (although bloody good) aint cheap.
ned had a spare T5 up for grabs a while back
to put a T5 onto a V6 you would need a custom bellhousing, to put one on a pinto you would need a cossie bellhousing a cossie n/a starter a cossie crank a cossie flywheel a cossie clutch not cheap ..
are you still planning to use the T5 you had on your garage floor in your Avon ? I saw the pics of the pinto engine your bro has done for you looks
great. Or have you decided to put a more standard gearbox on it ? I've got a type 9 attached to my zetec, if it breaks it's only a few quid
for another one from the scrappies !!!
few quid! scrappies are a bit expensive where you are!
I am now using a type 9 simpley because of the cost, i have just converted over to hydraulic in a bid to keep the engine bay a bit tidier.
a type nine is more tham man enough for a car of this weight and if you want to spend money there are some nice gear kits available for them.
beware cheap T5's they are usualy cheap coz 5th is buggered, its a common fault on T5's used on powerfull cars.
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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
few quid! scrappies are a bit expensive where you are!
our local scrappie only has 4 prices, £1, £3, £10, and £50, type 9's are £10, complete cars are £50!
sure our local scrappy bases his charges on how much oil and crap is on the item you are buying but as you say tends to be £1, £2, £5, £10, £20 or £50. He has been known to let you have small stuff for nothing !!!
scrappies are disapearing up here coz of these new EU regs concerning old motors, soon there will be no scrappies at all
they've got to put them somewhere, laws of supply and demand says so. If all the scappies close the wrecks end up in ditches, so the local
authority has to subsidise a facility to dispose of them, which means opening a scrapyard. I think the smaller yards will close because they
can't afford to put down the hard surfaces required by the EU. The larger ones will and they'll get more business because of it. But
they'll probably charge higher prices because there is less competition. Which the closes the loop when it is profitable to open a scrapyard
etc..etc
economic theory I supose but it could happen, old cars don't and won't just disappear into thin air, someone needs to break them up.
I think prices may fall, it would cost them £X to dispose of a pinto engine, but if they can get rid of it for anything, it would be a bonus
It's like GMTBH says,new regulations(thank you very much EU!)are killing the small scrappyyards.
We have been so lucky to have a few of those green morons in our gov.for a couple of years and the result.....
No cheap bargains anymore!
Don't discount the MT75, fits in my Indy a treat. Stronger than type 9 and just as cheap.
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Originally posted by zetec
Don't discount the MT75, fits in my Indy a treat. Stronger than type 9 and just as cheap.
