Reccomendations for conversions?

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Re: Reccomendations for conversions?

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fall-apart-dave wrote:
T'Onion wrote:Dave is your gearbox cable or hydraulic controlled ?

Cable controlled, chap.

You can bodge the cable to a hydraulic controlled gearbox , but to do it properly your going to need the master cylinder and new pipe work.

Have a look through Grumpy Midgets post , Geoff went from A/C to Diesel
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Re: Reccomendations for conversions?

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T'Onion wrote: You can bodge the cable to a hydraulic controlled gearbox , but to do it properly your going to need the master cylinder and new pipe work.

Have a look through Grumpy Midgets post , Geoff went from A/C to Diesel

Yes I had in the back of my mind about the hassle of hydraulic clutches.

I think this will be a slow one, engine swap and taller tyres in the first instance, then source the gearbox and associated parts. The thing I don't want to happen is for this to turn into a long term, off the road project. I can do an engine swap in a few hours, no issue there (done enough swaps in enough cars now :lol:). Then I can look for the gearbox and parts, source everything I need and then do the swap. Or I could buy a 2 litre van and break it... But then of course I don't have anywhere to break a van etc. ARGH! :lol:

The cable operated gearbox from this van does mean it is desirable for the Baja and budget drag racing lot, lot of people doing scooby conversions looking for T25 gearboxes.

I shall have a look at the thread, thanks for the heads up!
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I'd go down the 2.0lt A/C engine and gearbox route .. or the Subaru route :twisted:
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Re: Reccomendations for conversions?

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T'Onion wrote:I'd go down the 2.0lt A/C engine and gearbox route .. or the Subaru route :twisted:

:lol: You want to see me divorced before i'm amrried, don't you..?? :lol:

I've found a 2 litre engine complete and turn key... Now I need to find the money to buy it... I need to sell something... Like my motorbike... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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