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Benzo

posted on 30/10/12 at 03:08 PM Reply With Quote
Type 9 Variants?

I have this gearbox kicking about now, i believe it is a type 9..

Can anyone else tell me anything about? is it 4/5speed etc? what are the tell tail signs?







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loggyboy

posted on 30/10/12 at 03:31 PM Reply With Quote
All type 9s were 5 speed.

http://www.burtonpower.com/tuning-guides/tuning-guide-pages/ford-type-9-gearbox-guide.html

Looks like one to me.





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Paul Turner

posted on 30/10/12 at 03:37 PM Reply With Quote
That is a 5 speed type 9. Cannot be sure what it came from simply from the photo's but the bellhousing looks like a 4 cylinder one which has had a lump of the starter housing cut off.

The "A" on the casing indicates its a standard layshft type, there is a type "E" with a HD spigot type layshaft but its only fitted to V6 boxes, gord knows what happended to types B, C and D.

Its not an early one, I can tell that from the position of the oil filler and the tailcase casting but a photo showing the end of the input shaft would be useful.

Pretty sure its a 4 cylinder petrol which is probably the most useful type.

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snapper

posted on 30/10/12 at 03:39 PM Reply With Quote
No there was a 4 speed variant
The one in the photo is a 5 speed identified by the ally tail housing that houses the 5th gear
4 speed has a shorter tail housing with no bulge at the gearbox end





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Benzo

posted on 30/10/12 at 03:41 PM Reply With Quote
Thank you folks!

It was bolted up to my ST170 engine..

now it has been identified, how much is it worth? i am having a good old clear-out at the moment!

[Edited on 30/10/12 by Benzo]

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blakep82

posted on 30/10/12 at 03:55 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by snapper
No there was a 4 speed variant
The one in the photo is a 5 speed identified by the ally tail housing that houses the 5th gear
4 speed has a shorter tail housing with no bulge at the gearbox end


the type 9 was 5 speed only
it was based on the 4 speed type E, but there was never a 4 speed type 9

[Edited on 30/10/12 by blakep82]





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cliftyhanger

posted on 30/10/12 at 04:32 PM Reply With Quote
If good seem to fetch around £100. Sometimes more, sometimes less etc.
Being able to say it is def good will make a substantial difference.....

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Benzo

posted on 30/10/12 at 04:44 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by cliftyhanger
If good seem to fetch around £100. Sometimes more, sometimes less etc.
Being able to say it is def good will make a substantial difference.....


Unfortunately something i cant do

Thank you for the help.

[Edited on 30/10/12 by Benzo]

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britishtrident

posted on 30/10/12 at 04:55 PM Reply With Quote
There was a 4 speed version of the tyoe 9, the type e was closely related but the 4 speed type 9 is different.





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Fatgadget

posted on 30/10/12 at 05:59 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
There was a 4 speed version of the tyoe 9, the type e was closely related but the 4 speed type 9 is different.

Yep.My understanding as well.2.0 Mk3/4 Cortinas and RS 2000 Escorts were equiped with the type 9 4 speeder.The holy grail version being the Rocket box and Quaifes' straght cut offering.

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Benzo

posted on 30/10/12 at 06:12 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Fatgadget
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
There was a 4 speed version of the tyoe 9, the type e was closely related but the 4 speed type 9 is different.

Yep.My understanding as well.2.0 Mk3/4 Cortinas and RS 2000 Escorts were equiped with the type 9 4 speeder.The holy grail version being the Rocket box and Quaifes' straght cut offering.


So how can i be sure? I can only feel 4gears in the box.. Where is reverse situated in these boxes?

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snapper

posted on 30/10/12 at 06:20 PM Reply With Quote
I have a Ford blue print of the Type 8 stating 4 and 5 speed
However we are both right
The type 9 or type 9
Has the same main case as the type E and a very similar tail housing except for the 5th gear in the tail housing out side of the main case
Ford have always been good at mixing parts then confusing us with the designation names
i.e. the Zetec badged as a Duratec





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Paul Turner

posted on 31/10/12 at 09:00 AM Reply With Quote
The RS2000 was fitted with a Type E as were 2 litre Cortinas. The type 9 came out in about 1983 long after the Cortina and mk 2 escort had died.

The 4 speed Type 9 was a short lived beast only fitted to a few Sierras. It is pretty useless in most respects since no gear kits are available for it. Easilly spotted since it uses a Type 9 bolt in gear lever instead of the screw in Type E.

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mcerd1

posted on 31/10/12 at 11:03 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BenzoSo how can i be sure? I can only feel 4gears in the box.. Where is reverse situated in these boxes?

reverse is beside first - you push the gearleaver down to get there

(the later MT75 boxes had it behind 5th with a ring to lift instead)

that looks like a 5 speed to me though

btw - were abouts in the country are you ?

[Edited on 31/10/2012 by mcerd1]





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Benzo

posted on 31/10/12 at 11:17 AM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by BenzoSo how can i be sure? I can only feel 4gears in the box.. Where is reverse situated in these boxes?

reverse is beside first - you push the gearleaver down to get there

(the later MT75 boxes had it behind 5th with a ring to lift instead)

that looks like a 5 speed to me though

btw - were abouts in the country are you ?

[Edited on 31/10/2012 by mcerd1]


I'm actually in N.Ireland.. If anyone is interested in a box drop me a pm.

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