Damo's 1965 S-Type

[deankdx]

3 hours ago, Bearded Baldy said:

Psst psst put one in your luggage next visit westward. The dont charge the wank tax that people do here.

at least single rails have a different shifter location (from 6cyl cortina which is closer to the bell housing by 100mm i'd guess)
no overdrive though.
shifter housing is usually sloppy like a stick in a bowl of mud. but when re bushed are very decent shifting. 

[Bearded Baldy]

@deankdx i know he wont run a single rail in the jag, was laying groundwork so on his next trip over he brings me a spare bahaha.

Sorry for the spam @dmulally, late model ute 6 speeds are poos for ratios, you would be shifting gears like a roadranger. They are also all relatively chonky too.

Aside from shifter being a bit far back, old mitsi km132s could hold up to turbo starions and whatnot, and you aren't as rough a driver as most 18year olds who used to have them.

[dmulally]

8 hours ago, Bearded Baldy said:

@deankdx i know he wont run a single rail in the jag, was laying groundwork so on his next trip over he brings me a spare bahaha.

Sorry for the spam @dmulally, late model ute 6 speeds are poos for ratios, you would be shifting gears like a roadranger. They are also all relatively chonky too.

Aside from shifter being a bit far back, old mitsi km132s could hold up to turbo starions and whatnot, and you aren't as rough a driver as most 18year olds who used to have them.

Chur. 

I was hanging out for a gearbox with a bolt on bellhousing because that is what my engineer said but if I cant get one then an integrated one will have to do and just get sliced. 

I posted the isuzu one as although it is a 6 speed, 6th is double overdrive. But I assume you'd never use first. 

I was boring @chrisR last night about the Commer having a Lexus 6 speed box and with the pissy torque from a 1725cc, it needed a gear between 2nd and 3rd. Annoying. 

If I could have a 3 speed manual and a bucket of torque I would. Im laaaaaazy but not automatic lazy. 

[BiTurbo228]

If the Isuzu box has a double overdrive 6th you could just keep the shorter diff and treat it like a dogleg 5-speed with an extra crawler gear for creeping traffic (or towing, if you're into that).

Could be the only S-Type in the world that's capable of pulling a tree stump out

What are the ratios and I can work it out for you.

[dmulally]

Well I went to measure the cd009 gearbox and before you knew it I traded my old quad bike for the box, mechanical speedo cable adapter, and a whole new set of different diesel ratios. 

Means I have to cut the tunnel but by my man maths the shifter "should" clear the seats. 

Also swapped an old evinrude 15hp for a 1939 Johnson Seahorse.