Dick Axtell
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 posted on 1/10/12 at 07:22 PM |
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Ford Gearbox Mounting
Apologies if this is a repeat topic.
OK - Am using a Capri 4-speed g/box in conjunction with 1600 Xflow. Initially mounted g/box using Capri donor g/box mount + plate. This hangs below
chassis, and can (yeah - it did!!) foul on anything projecting up from the ground e.g. speed-bumps, or highway debris etc.
So I'm looking for a suitable g/box mount, which has a smaller under-profile, i.e. a smaller bottom! (Mind drifts off to that Keira Knightly ad,
where she rides a motorbike).
Back to the question in hand. What did all you T9/Escort/Capri g/box users fit for your g/box mount?
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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snapper
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| posted on 1/10/12 at 07:45 PM |
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Caterham do a smaller mount or you can hard mount it with a bar and perhaps some 1/2" rubber to take the big clunks out
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dave r
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| posted on 1/10/12 at 07:49 PM |
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cateringvan one... does exactly what you need, and isnt that expensive
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owelly
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| posted on 1/10/12 at 08:31 PM |
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I made my own from polybushes. My gearbox had to sit at a jaunty angle so here's what I did:
And the finished bracket. The outer cradle picks up on the original cross member bolts and the middle bit bolts to the tapered tailshaft casting:
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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mcerd1
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| posted on 2/10/12 at 07:10 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dave r
cateringvan one... does exactly what you need, and isnt that expensive
caterham and westfield both use this one:
 
4spd type mount :)
 
4spd type mount 2
its actually justthe old ford 4 speed one from a mk2 escort or simmilar (caterham are often the cheapest source though)
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 2/10/12 at 10:40 AM |
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Thanks for the very interesting replies. In particular, mcerd1, that's really useful info. Now I know what to look for.
Will check out what's around at Stoneleigh Restoration Show (21/10/12).
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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CNHSS1
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| posted on 2/10/12 at 01:11 PM |
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the same mount is avaible in differing shore hardnesses too. ebay has one listed as Lotus Cortina and is stiffer then the Ford OEM version, helps to
stop the gearbox moving in tight tunnels when afterburners are lit for a hard launch 
"Racing is life, everything else, before or after, is just waiting"---Steve McQueen
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 2/10/12 at 02:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CNHSS1
......helps to stop the gearbox moving in tight tunnels when afterburners are lit for a hard launch
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Pardon??? With an ancient 1600 Xflow?? There'll be nothing hard about any of my launches.
At least, not until I've got the car running satisfactorily, with the Xflow, and then I might think about playing with another 4-pot. Suzuki
Swift maybe? Is there a RWD gearbox which fits?
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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CNHSS1
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| posted on 2/10/12 at 03:56 PM |
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ah, sorry, let me rephrase.
remove Launch and replace with Lunch
will help with poor old asthmatic, wheezy, wobbly old xflow from bashing gearbox against tunnel.
"Racing is life, everything else, before or after, is just waiting"---Steve McQueen
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 2/10/12 at 07:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CNHSS1
remove Launch and replace with Lunch
Therefore, it'll be a "Hard Lunch".
Either i) a very hard-boiled egg, or ii) a lengthy session with that old Fleet Street hack, Lunchtime O'Booze! (Former Private Eye
reporter).
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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mcerd1
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 10:41 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dick Axtell
quote:
Originally posted by CNHSS1
......helps to stop the gearbox moving in tight tunnels when afterburners are lit for a hard launch
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Pardon??? With an ancient 1600 Xflow?? There'll be nothing hard about any of my launches.
I wouldn't worry about the stiffness of the westfield/caterham style mount - its rock solid compared to the sierra one:
 
sierra / granada type mounts
quote:
Originally posted by Dick Axtell
At least, not until I've got the car running satisfactorily, with the Xflow, and then I might think about playing with another 4-pot. Suzuki
Swift maybe? Is there a RWD gearbox which fits?
I might be wrong but I thought you could use an SJ / Vitara box (without the transfer box obviously, I know its totaly seperate on the SJ's)
no idea how strong or heavy they are or what the ratios are like...
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 10:49 AM |
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Quote - "I might be wrong but I thought you could use an SJ / Vitara box". - Unquote.
Thanks for the suggestion. Noted your comment about separate xfer box; that would be useful. All thoughts for future mods.
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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