nick-york
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 12:53 AM |
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waste of time !!!!
I ve just wasted about two days of time making my dashboard exactly as i wanted it . Then tonight when the engine and gearbox went in . My gearstick
came up behind my dashboard lol !!!!! The problem being that the bloke who was helping put the engine in could nt do it last weekend so i just
continued with the dashboard . I was very pleased with it but now i ll have to either modify it somehow or start again.Not a total disaster but a bit
of a timewaster . I have a crossflow engine with 4 speed box .I was wondering how other people have made their dashboards to suit this . I ve looked
at loads of dashboards on here and i think everone i ve seen is wideish and have gearsticks quite well back and out of the way . I ve shortened my
gearsick as low as i can to help move it away from the dashboard area but need a bit of advice please ?
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eddie99
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 12:56 AM |
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Is it possible to get a gearshift extension? i have one on my type 9 gearbox but not sure if its possible on yours? If not, can you bend the gearknob
forward towards you?
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dlatch
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 01:11 AM |
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if your using a type 9 box (and you most likely are) then get the Remote Gear Linkage which will move it back 5 inches
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mrwibble
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 01:23 AM |
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if its a 4 speed it wont be a type 9.
it could be this http://www.burtonpower.com/tuning-guides/tuning-guide-pages/ford-2000e-bullet-gearbox-guide.html
if anyone knows if an extension is available to buy burton power is prolly the way forward.
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trialsman
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 01:37 AM |
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If the gear box has an integral bellhousing like my 4 speed I would be interested in a remote shifter also. Russ
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snapper
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 06:28 AM |
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They did do a 4 speed type 9, quite common, I believe the earlier Type E has a similar lever fitment
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steve m
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 09:04 AM |
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My 4 speed is a type 2, on a xflow, and i had similar problems with the gearlever in the wrong place,
I moved the whole engine and gearbox back in the chassis, and have about 5mm clearance between chassis and gearbox as it sits at the front of the
tunnel
No problem with the clearance gap,
Pics of were the lever is now are in my archive
Regards
Steve
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 09:30 AM |
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If there is an extension for that type of gearbox then get one. I bought one for my type9 as I had exactly the same issue, 1st, 3rd and 5th were all
behind the dash! All fine now though, worth every penny. 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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mrwibble
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 02:59 PM |
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quote:
They did do a 4 speed type 9, quite common, I believe the earlier Type E has a similar lever fitment
post up a pic of the gearbox for identification?
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blakep82
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| posted on 3/2/11 at 03:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
They did do a 4 speed type 9, quite common, I believe the earlier Type E has a similar lever fitment
there is no such thing as a 4 speed type 9 gearbox, the type 9 is a 5 speed box only
type e was 4 speed, and the type 9 was based on the E, essentially the type 9 is a type E box with an extra gear in the tail housing
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