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getrag conversion??
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:17 am
by Cobratone
Broke my gearbox on the rolling road the other week so I've been looking round at alternatives. My preferred choice (for ease and cost) is the jag Getrag box but for that I'll need to make an adapter plate to mate the Getrag to the Rover bellhouse. I'm hoping that it'll work out cheaper per item to have several made rather than one so is anyone on here interested in one? I'm only after people who are interested so I can give a figure to the engineering company to get a cost, i'll post price up here before I go ahead and order any.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:02 am
by crayefish
I had a chat with the guy from
http://www.britishamericanengines.co.uk/ about 6 months ago and he said he was planning on making a bell housing to mate the two together as he is a big fan of them. Chat to him about it.
Out of interest, how much can you get a reasonable getrag for???
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:06 am
by crayefish
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:05 pm
by Cobratone
I know I can get a bellhousing for over £400 but it seems silly to pay that money when I have a perfectly good Rover bellhousing which would only need an adapter plate. Thanks anyway
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:38 pm
by Muscle-Manta
I had my rover bellhousing modified to take the Getrag box. see pics.
A local welding shop welded on an adapter made for me by a machine shop.
I took some measurements from the block to the front of the gearbox with the end of the gearbox input shaft in the spigot bearing. The machine shop milled the bellhousing to the right height before making the adapter plate.
The total cost was around £200.
Paul.
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:08 am
by Cobratone
Paul, how thick was the adapter plate that you had made??
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:38 am
by Muscle-Manta
Tone,
The plate is 22mm thick and was tig welded to the bellhousing on both sides.
Paul.
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:54 pm
by Cobratone
Cheers Paul, I heard through the grapevine that sidecar Pete took you out in his Cobra? bit slow isn't it
(compared to an EFI one anyway
)
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:21 pm
by Muscle-Manta
Cobratone wrote:Cheers Paul, I heard through the grapevine that sidecar Pete took you out in his Cobra? bit slow isn't it
(compared to an EFI one anyway
)
You heard correctly Tone, I had to pretend to look scared and impressed in order to humor Pete as he is such a top fellow......
