mk2 escort gearbox swop

[silverstreak]

hi chaps how do i go about fitting a type 9 5 speed box to my 1600 crossflow,what bellhousing/clutch/prop do i need .any advice appreciated

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

you need the pinto bell housing either alloy or cast you need the rs2000 prop you need to cut and move your gear stick hole back about 2 inches and you need to either make/addapt your gearbox mount some move the mount back and use alloy spacer blocks to lower it or some just make their own bracket with box section and bolt it through the floor

 

burtons will do a clutch kit

[silverstreak]

what clutch do i use please

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

what clutch do i use please

 

im not sure but burton power will tell you if you tell them the engine/box combination

[moredoorAsh]

I think unless the car used to be an auto you'll need to modify the tunnel to take the 5 speed box also

[Joe-ashtonmobile]

You will have to slighty tap it out a bit

[shaun1.6ghia]

what clutch do i use please

 

a 9" 23spline sierra clutch mate ask part co

[shaun1.6ghia]

You will have to slighty tap it out a bit

 

think its just where the starter goes, a rubber mallet wud do it

[Boreham]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up was to align the clutch, take note here as we had a clutch plate made up to work with the std pressure plate. This can also be done another way by purchasing the later Kent flywheel and getting a Sierra\Sapphire clutch kit to fit.

 

 

And cutting the hole, note cutting the hole will also take some of the tunnel support away. This is not that serious provided you do not cut the whole support off. The plate then gets turned around to align with the lever position - not shown here.

 

 

 

 

Once we were happy with everything we drilled holes in the floor for the box mounting, note this mounting is actually not correct even though it will work so you need to source a Sierra/Sapphire mounting. We also reinforced the bolts with plate on the inside and outside of the tunnel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or...

 

 

http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread. ... x-tutorial

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

look at that you couldnt get a better answer

[banarama]

proberbly best to get a quickshift,gearstick as well . or straighten the original one