Ford Transit Forum

by **Guy88** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:34 pm

Make a pattern of that adaptor plate, i may need one :wink:

by **dangeeeeerousss** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:38 pm

i have another one guy
what you putting a v8 into????

by **intransit89** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:42 pm

iam still having nightmares over them mt75 gear boxers and know them realy well :lol:

what release arm you got on that one then?
theres 2 different sorts

ie one like a fork and one like a block of steel with a hole for the clutch cable

didnt know but do now

by **dangeeeeerousss** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:52 pm

int i have 1/2 a dozen mt75 boxes

by **Guy88** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:53 pm

havent decided yet, Was thinking maybee a SWB MK5

Got to find a garage first thou

by **intransit89** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:56 pm

dangeeeeerousss wrote:int i have 1/2 a dozen mt75 boxes

know where to come then when i want one

by **Luke** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:04 pm

nice

has hitman seen this - last i heard he was after a plate to fit an MT75 in the V8'd cube

ok i'm having a thick moment but whats the adapter to for the thrust bearing pipe bit for

by **dangeeeeerousss** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:15 pm

im not sure if he has seen it or not he knew i had an adapter plate before but you needed a transit auto ring gear aswell as the flywheel which i found hard to get my hands on thats why i went down the other route
anyway the guy said the adapter for the thrust bearing replaces the short one in the pic
otherwise it goes through thrust bearings like theres no tomorrow

by **white van clan** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:54 pm

Any updates on this dave, have just read thro it and am seriously impressed, thats what you call devotion!!!!

by **dangeeeeerousss** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:06 pm

hi all

im back
right i aint done anything this last year due to time,money a new pregnancy(not me the misses lol) and other commitments

the last engine i got wasnt of much use to me as the engine mounts woudnt quite line up due to it being an earlier type v8 also the timing case is larger causing the crank pulley to foul the front cross member.rather than refabricate everythning
ive decided to get stuck back into it.

ive dragged out one of the old v8's that i have previously fitted and decided to do a full rebuild. that way i have a recon engine that shoudnt cause me any hassle.
also i know it fits whith out changing anything.
ive stripped it, cleaned it and have applied the first coat of paint to the block and im about to apply the second coat
then in the morning its a trip to v8 deveopments to pick up the new parts