Roland
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| posted on 26/4/07 at 08:51 PM |
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Type9 to Crossflow
Greetings people. I am wanting to upgrade my standard 4 speed box to a Type9 5 speed.
The engine is a 1600 crossflow, I have a type9 gearbox and clutch kit to go with it.
I know I will need to change the propshaft and the gearbox mount.
Q: will I be able to use the existing flywheel and inertia starter motor.
if not
Q: Which flywheel will I need
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Q: Will any ford 3 bolt pattern pre engaged starter do ? If not which one do I need.
Q: will I need to change the speedo cable
Finally, is there anything else I will need to change.
cheers
Roland
P.S If anyone wants to offer me sensible money I have another type9 for sale
The faster you go, the bigger the grin !
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 26/4/07 at 10:23 PM |
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Existing flywheel, pressure plate and starter will be fine.
Depending on the exact type of your original 4 speed box the clutch plate and propshaft might just fit (like it did on my Striker!). I think the
'Type E' is the one that's compatible. Otherwise you will need a new friction plate to suit the 1" 23 spline input shaft, and
you will need to get the prop modified to fit.
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DavidM
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| posted on 26/4/07 at 11:34 PM |
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I've just finished converting mine from 1.3 Escort 4 speed (type 2?) to type 9.
New propshaft
New clutch kit from Early 1.6 Sierra 190mm dia 23 spline (although pressure plate is the same as Escort)
I used the blanking plate from the Type 9, but had to make the hole in that bigger to fit the inertia starter. Otherwise starter was direct fit.
Flywheel is OK
I used the Escort gearbox mount, but reduced in width to fit further back in the tunnel.
Existing speedo cable was ok, but I had to bring it out through the side of the tunnel and loop it around the driver's footwell. Alternative to
this is to buy an angle drive but they're about £60 . Calibration of the speedo appears unchanged.
I had to make some mods to the tunnel to get it to fit, which consisted moving a lower crossmember further back and removing the parts I welded in to
suit my old remote set up. In the end I managed to get it fitted such that my engine is still in exactly the same place as it was with the 4 speed.
I also made a remote for the type 9 similar to that detailed on David Jenkins website.
I had to change from an Escort to a Cortina clutch cable.
I had to make a new section for the tunnel top as the gearlever comes through in a slightly different place, and had to modify my petrol pipe to make
room for the greater bulk of the type 9 in the tunnel.
Overall it's worth the effort, although you'll find 2nd is quite a bit longer.
David
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 27/4/07 at 05:15 PM |
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It may help to make and fit a remote for the gearlever to bring it back so you can reach it
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Roland
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| posted on 27/4/07 at 08:16 PM |
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Thanks for the info guys, my main concerns where the starter and the flywheel, wanted to make sure I had everything I needed before I started.
DavidM, had a look at the remote gear shift, neat piece of kit, think I'll use that
Cheers
Roland
The faster you go, the bigger the grin !
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