Originally Posted by
tabetha
Anyone noticed how cheap the 6 speed boxes are for the M3, Lexus etc, loads not even getting a starting bid at £100, surely a good option for the cossie ?
Why's no one doing this ?
tabetha
Fitted a few now mostly on mk1 mk2 Escorts and Capris ect using both Getrag and ZF gearboxes. The getrag 242 262 265 all have seperate bellhousing using hydraulic clutch on the passenger side, boxes no bigger than mt 75. All versions already has provision for both mechanical and electric speedos to suit and you can buy suitable bellhousings off the shelf to most popular bolt patterns.
The ZF ones are much larger over all however bells is intergral and splines differ these are more risky to use because most used ones from drifting era already nackered and rebuild cost similar to uprating the t5 or mt75. The ZF have a nice slick unnotchy change unlike Ford or Getrags. These boxes are much longer too and funnily gear lever lines up perfect in transmission tunned whereas Getrags have extra bracket to relocate gear lever backwards that also lines up as standard!