mk1 di

[ovlov]

Gona give the old yorkie the big heave ho and fit an early DI motor into my mk1 pick up if anyone could give any advice it would be greatly appreciated the motor is an early one (big injectors) with its gearbox i was told this is the best as the gearlever hole lines up ive noticed that the prop on the pick up has a flange and the new box has a splined end which prop will i need will the yorkie rad do or will i need the di one any info will help thanks

[madmark]

the porky rad should keep her cool no problem, as for the prop you might be very lucky and undo the bolt on the flange and it might fit into the new gearbox, if not you will need another prop!

[FredTransit]

you will also need the crossmember for the gearbox . If it's a type9 (cast iron) it's a near match, if it's an MT75 (alli) you will need to cut the floor.

[walker tranny]

l,ve got a new 94 di in mine with a mt75 gearbox you got to cut the floor about 4 inch and if you what to used the the di prop you need to get the diff end sorted l would put the whole rear diff on as the mk 1 rear diff end,s up humming as l fond out get it sorted cheers steve

[Gunslinger]

Radiator - your original one should be fine, however if youve got it all apart now, it might be just as easy to have a look around and find a newer mk3 one, and make that fit now (adapter brackets should do the trick) this way a replacement at a later date will be cheaper and easier to find.

Gearbox/prop - need to know a couple of more things here,
1) is your new box aluminium or cast iron
2) the end of the gearbox has a splined socket, for prop to slide into ?
3) the hole in your floor, is it offset to the passenger side ?
4) does your new prop have a flange on each end ?

right, once you have the answers to those questions, it will be much easier for us to understand and help you

the cast iron boxes are type 9 boxes and as Fred said will fit nice and easily, and i would hazzard a guess that your original prop will fit straight in. and the gearstick will line up, as the type 9 was also offset.

The aluminium boxes are mt75 units, a little morre is required to fit one of these, firstly cut the transmition tunnel from out of your donor vehicle (as much as you can to start with, trim it down later) this is because the hole is in the centre and will line up with the centrally located gearstick on the mt75 box. Also some people find they need to raise the transmittion tunnel to accomodate it (the newer ones with the central hole had a larger height hump ) this gearbox will have a flange on the end of it rather than a splined socket, just like the diff end and you will need to find a prop that matches.

In all cases take the gearbox cross member off the donor vehicle just to be sure, you will definately need it for the mt75 swap and possibly also for the type 9.

one other thing that tends to get over looked is the engine mount brackets, if you are fitting an mt75 box, be sure that the engine mounts have the out riggers that go back to the gearbox bell housing bolts, this adds extra strength and without them you are likely to crack the gearbox housing during use

[ovlov]

thanks gunslinger The box I have is the type 9 cast box I was told this is best as it saves cutting the floor, i have a pair of new engine mounting brackets to bolt or weld to the chassis but i dont have the type9 g/box mount I was hoping to mod the original one, the gearbox has splines where the prop went on and the yorkie box had a flange fitting so this will have to be modded Ive just bought a digi camers so will try to put some piccys on the forum when I can cheers

[Gunslinger]

ok that makes things a little clearer

yes the type 9 box is supposed to fit straight in with little or no modifications required

btw is your van lwb or swb ?

now for bits you need .... do you have a prop ? ... i have a lwb prop from my 2.4 diesel minibus, that should do the job (needs centre bearing) this slides into the box ... and the guys here should be able to tell you if the splines are the same.
I do have the measurements for it somewhere if you want

gearbox cross member .... i also have one of these, that came from my 4 speed diesel g/box that i took out, dont know if its the rigth one for what you need tho. Fred did say yours might actually do

[ovlov]

Thanks, Its all going into a mk1 twin wheel pick up, only have yorkie prop, have had engine box into engine bay and it looks like the yorkie prop is about 6 inches to short so would be interested in your prop and g/box x member how much and where are you, thinking of trying to get an early mk3 pickup for spares as i need a body as well cheers

[Gunslinger]

oh crumbs ... i just saw where your from ... i'm in oxfordshire

as for how much, find out if you need the cross member, and i'll measure the prop for you tonight .... and we'll take it from there

[Gunslinger]

ok ... prop is 82 inches long, it is not as thick as the one i just got for my 2.5di + mt75 g/box setup though

as your up north, might be worth giving TransitGeoff a call he might well have what you need

[ovlov]

We ve had a change of plan since I first posted this, I ve now got a later DI & MT 75 box to go into it. What I need to know now is what clutch cable to use I dont have one at all, will I be able to use the yorkie type or will I have to change the pedal for the ratchet type( hope not) Mine has the bulkhead mounted pedals, Also apart from moving the gear lever hole do we have to alter the floor height

[Luke]

Also apart from moving the gear lever hole do we have to alter the floor height

No, I fitted a Mt75 into my mk1 and only altered the gearlever hole!!

as your up north, might be worth giving TransitGeoff a call he might well have what you need

Mate Transit Geoff is based in Rainham Essex that daaan saaff innit!!!

[ovlov]

What clutch cable did you use Luke

[Luke]

:shock: What clutch cable did you use Luke

hmmm cant remember PM Bob S. he has the camper now - he will be able to tell you (also he's put a banana Di in it now)

[FredTransit]

:shock: What clutch cable did you use Luke

There is a universal clutch cable, it's a manual adjustment and can be fitted to the MT75 and the Mk2, so should fit the Mk1.