RS500 touring car gearbox

johnyjn · 24-08-2009, 09:51 PM

What gearbox did they use for the RS500 touring cars , gartrac ?

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RONNIE AMIS · 24-08-2009, 09:54 PM

best person to talk to is tony at touring car spares, he will know, might even have one?

http://www.touringcarspares.com/contact.php

very very nice guy and very helpful,

i'll call you tommorow mate about that roof

J1mbo · 24-08-2009, 09:55 PM

id think it was getrag ?

NORTH YORKS RS SPARES · 24-08-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnyjn

What gearbox did they use for the RS500 touring cars , gartrac ?

Getrag, same as i have in my Caltex car

johnyjn · 24-08-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES

Getrag, same as i have in my Caltex car

paul how much did you pay for this box and what model is it. How is the fit ?

baz walton · 24-08-2009, 11:28 PM

Hi Johnyjn,

i can't answer all your questions for you, i'm sure someone more in the know can.
But I hve the touring car version of the getrag box fitted to my sierra.

prices are like everything nowadays, if someone wants one they will pay whatever you want, if your selling its whatever you can get. There was a time when £4,000 plus was the norm, now i've seen them on ebay for anywhere between £500 and £1,500. The fit of the box is not to disimiler to a standard box, exept in lengh. Also there is a quick release end on my box for pulling the prop out quickly, but it may just be unique to mine as it is heinz 57 of mad bits. I cant say with absolute accuracy, but I think the gearing is longer on the touring car box than the grp a rally box. I know mine is. but again it could be just mine.
If you fit one you'll never go back to a t5 lol.

johnyjn · 25-08-2009, 08:07 AM

Any pics ? Many thanks

baz walton · 25-08-2009, 08:14 AM

sorry, I havnt got any of the box out of the car. I'm sure there would pics on yhe net. The book "how to prepare the sierra for motorsport" has all the build specs for the getrags and lots of pics.

NORTH YORKS RS SPARES · 25-08-2009, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnyjn

paul how much did you pay for this box and what model is it. How is the fit ?

Hi Mate

When i bought the box it came complete with prop, gearstick , and mounting .

You will need the correct prop as the box is a lot longer and as Baz says they are quick release .

The mounting mine has ,has been made and bolts to the box and bolts through the floor of the car with polly bush mounts .

You MAY need a twin plate paddle clutch ( i did ) got it from Tony @ touring car spares ,

They are a superb box and will hold big BHP , they come as a rally box or Touring car spec so you need the correct one or the gears are all wrong , the BTCC box has much longer gears for top speeds as the rally box is built for of the line .

Prices , well you can pick up a bargain for £1500 or pay as much as 4k , depends if the seller knows what he has got

some also have a built in pump to run an oil cooler , these are worth a little more

baz walton · 25-08-2009, 08:54 AM

Yes, mines bolted to the floor too with what loks like a purpose built mount. Thats handy to know that the oil cooler isnt on all of them. Mine has it on the back end of the box, it's like a sandwhich plate with the piping coming out. I have mine using a single plate ap plate, which hangs on well.

Sorry to go slightly OT, but if North york rss (paul)? needs any 7" twin plates for his getrag, I have two as new in boxes.

johnyjn · 30-08-2009, 09:20 PM

Any for sale ?????????????

col cos1 · 30-08-2009, 10:12 PM

shows that getrag are the one,touring car rs500,supra twin turbo,and the one ive got in my cossie out the jag

johnyjn · 31-08-2009, 09:45 AM

How much work was it col,any pics. Many thanks

escort700bhp · 31-08-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by johnyjn

How much work was it col,any pics. Many thanks

pm me if you want to go down the jag getrag route

it uses standard clutch etc

STUCOS · 31-08-2009, 10:51 AM

Know somebody with an ex touring car box for sale,if any body interested

cheeRS stu

col cos1 · 31-08-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by johnyjn

How much work was it col,any pics. Many thanks

speak to aly above hes done loads and breaks jags so better chance of getting one from him,than searching the scrappies

il put a pic up though

Touring Car Spares · 31-08-2009, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STUCOS

Know somebody with an ex touring car box for sale,if any body interested

cheeRS stu

Go on then

STUCOS · 31-08-2009, 06:06 PM

Tony pintoman had one with a cooler for sale,just phoned him and it was sold,

cheeRS stu

thepintoman1 · 31-08-2009, 06:25 PM

i know whos got it and if you talk to him nicely he may sell it to you

AGAR-COSWORTH · 31-08-2009, 06:27 PM

Hollinger 6 speed boxes were also used towards the end of the rs500's career in the BTCC, and we more commonly used in Austrailia.

johnyjn · 01-09-2009, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by escort700bhp

pm me if you want to go down the jag getrag route

it uses standard clutch etc

Pm sent.Many thanks to all

Touring Car Spares · 01-09-2009, 11:41 AM

This is what the proper ones look like , this was the last time i had mine out on the floor anyway .

M K · 01-09-2009, 11:52 AM

sorry to hijack the thread but looking at your pic there tony i don't suppose you know anyone who can supply the chassis mounted engine mounts like you have do you? i have a price for some new ones at £340 for the pair is that about right?

Touring Car Spares · 01-09-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by M K

sorry to hijack the thread but looking at your pic there tony i don't suppose you know anyone who can supply the chassis mounted engine mounts like you have do you? i have a price for some new ones at £340 for the pair is that about right?

Sounds about right with the fabricated chassis mounting brackets etc...

M K · 01-09-2009, 12:12 PM

no that is just for the mounts

baz walton · 01-09-2009, 12:24 PM

hmm thats interesting, in your photo you have a single peice bell housing, on mine ( you might just be able to see in the pic above) I have bell housing similer to the cossie one, but not quite, and a second ally tunnel. much the same as yours but cut. may be an earlier of even later version. my bell housing was cast with the lugs and plate for the hydraulic clutch she runs. strange. oh well.

johnyjn · 02-09-2009, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Touring Car Spares

This is what the proper ones look like , this was the last time i had mine out on the floor anyway .

how much ????

COCHYN · 21-09-2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Touring Car Spares

This is what the proper ones look like , this was the last time i had mine out on the floor anyway .

www, that's nice...shiney!

TWoods · 21-09-2009, 07:14 PM

Just out of interest what numbers one the getrag box I have a couple was about to bin because I can't remember where they were from lol

baz walton · 01-02-2010, 06:25 PM

They do still crop up If anyone is still looking.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sierra-coswort...item4a9e291bf4

NORTH YORKS RS SPARES · 01-02-2010, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baz walton

They do still crop up If anyone is still looking.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sierra-coswort...item4a9e291bf4

Your still on the ball Baz

baz walton · 01-02-2010, 11:53 PM

Finding the gearbox was just luck, the real work was finding this thread

24-08-2009, 09:54 PM	#2
RONNIE AMIS PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (16) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,004 Rep Power: 13	best person to talk to is tony at touring car spares, he will know, might even have one? http://www.touringcarspares.com/contact.php very very nice guy and very helpful, i'll call you tommorow mate about that roof __________________ www.autospecialists.co.uk www.mattlewismotorsport.co.uk www.touringcarspares.com

24-08-2009, 09:55 PM	#3
J1mbo B1mbo Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: peterborough Posts: 14,692 Rep Power: 19	id think it was getrag ? __________________ mt-motorsport.com

24-08-2009, 11:28 PM	#6
baz walton Rock Out!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle of man Posts: 402 Rep Power: 8	Hi Johnyjn, i can't answer all your questions for you, i'm sure someone more in the know can. But I hve the touring car version of the getrag box fitted to my sierra. prices are like everything nowadays, if someone wants one they will pay whatever you want, if your selling its whatever you can get. There was a time when £4,000 plus was the norm, now i've seen them on ebay for anywhere between £500 and £1,500. The fit of the box is not to disimiler to a standard box, exept in lengh. Also there is a quick release end on my box for pulling the prop out quickly, but it may just be unique to mine as it is heinz 57 of mad bits. I cant say with absolute accuracy, but I think the gearing is longer on the touring car box than the grp a rally box. I know mine is. but again it could be just mine. If you fit one you'll never go back to a t5 lol. __________________ From the first collection of tunes: Trouble www.mrriff.com

25-08-2009, 08:14 AM	#8
baz walton Rock Out!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle of man Posts: 402 Rep Power: 8	sorry, I havnt got any of the box out of the car. I'm sure there would pics on yhe net. The book "how to prepare the sierra for motorsport" has all the build specs for the getrags and lots of pics. __________________ From the first collection of tunes: Trouble www.mrriff.com

25-08-2009, 08:54 AM	#10
baz walton Rock Out!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle of man Posts: 402 Rep Power: 8	Yes, mines bolted to the floor too with what loks like a purpose built mount. Thats handy to know that the oil cooler isnt on all of them. Mine has it on the back end of the box, it's like a sandwhich plate with the piping coming out. I have mine using a single plate ap plate, which hangs on well. Sorry to go slightly OT, but if North york rss (paul)? needs any 7" twin plates for his getrag, I have two as new in boxes. __________________ From the first collection of tunes: Trouble www.mrriff.com

25-08-2009, 08:07 AM	#7
johnyjn PassionFord Regular Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2006 Location: n.wales Posts: 427 Rep Power: 6	Any pics ? Many thanks

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johnyjn PassionFord Regular Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2006 Location: n.wales Posts: 427 Rep Power: 6	Any for sale ?????????????

30-08-2009, 10:12 PM	#12
col cos1 BANNED BANNED Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (5) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: edinburgh Posts: 7,041 Rep Power: 0	shows that getrag are the one,touring car rs500,supra twin turbo,and the one ive got in my cossie out the jag

31-08-2009, 09:45 AM	#13
johnyjn PassionFord Regular Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2006 Location: n.wales Posts: 427 Rep Power: 6	How much work was it col,any pics. Many thanks

31-08-2009, 10:51 AM	#15
STUCOS PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: side way some were in tayside Posts: 4,972 Rep Power: 13	Know somebody with an ex touring car box for sale,if any body interested cheeRS stu __________________ FULL OD RACK STEER FAE THE BACK

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STUCOS PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: side way some were in tayside Posts: 4,972 Rep Power: 13	Tony pintoman had one with a cooler for sale,just phoned him and it was sold, cheeRS stu __________________ FULL OD RACK STEER FAE THE BACK

31-08-2009, 06:25 PM	#19
thepintoman1 Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 326 Rep Power: 5	i know whos got it and if you talk to him nicely he may sell it to you

31-08-2009, 06:27 PM	#20
AGAR-COSWORTH Redumbdancy Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aberdeen / Glasgow Posts: 4,621 Rep Power: 12	Hollinger 6 speed boxes were also used towards the end of the rs500's career in the BTCC, and we more commonly used in Austrailia. __________________ Mk4 Golf GTI Anniversary - No. 1268

01-09-2009, 11:41 AM	#22
Touring Car Spares Former Sponsor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (6) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sussex Posts: 1,245 Rep Power: 0	This is what the proper ones look like , this was the last time i had mine out on the floor anyway .

01-09-2009, 11:52 AM	#23
M K PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Essex Posts: 8,758 Rep Power: 16	sorry to hijack the thread but looking at your pic there tony i don't suppose you know anyone who can supply the chassis mounted engine mounts like you have do you? i have a price for some new ones at £340 for the pair is that about right? __________________

01-09-2009, 12:12 PM	#25
M K PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Essex Posts: 8,758 Rep Power: 16	no that is just for the mounts __________________

01-09-2009, 12:24 PM	#26
baz walton Rock Out!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle of man Posts: 402 Rep Power: 8	hmm thats interesting, in your photo you have a single peice bell housing, on mine ( you might just be able to see in the pic above) I have bell housing similer to the cossie one, but not quite, and a second ally tunnel. much the same as yours but cut. may be an earlier of even later version. my bell housing was cast with the lugs and plate for the hydraulic clutch she runs. strange. oh well. __________________ From the first collection of tunes: Trouble www.mrriff.com

21-09-2009, 07:14 PM	#29
TWoods Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 289 Rep Power: 7	Just out of interest what numbers one the getrag box I have a couple was about to bin because I can't remember where they were from lol

01-02-2010, 06:25 PM	#30
baz walton Rock Out!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle of man Posts: 402 Rep Power: 8	They do still crop up If anyone is still looking. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sierra-coswort...item4a9e291bf4 __________________ From the first collection of tunes: Trouble www.mrriff.com

01-02-2010, 11:53 PM	#32
baz walton Rock Out!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle of man Posts: 402 Rep Power: 8	Finding the gearbox was just luck, the real work was finding this thread __________________ From the first collection of tunes: Trouble www.mrriff.com

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