Only if you've got the right bellhousing to mate to the rest of the gearbox. There were 6 different bellhousings for the Series II/IIa/III boxes.
If it's a series III you're alright as there were only 2 bellhousings,
2.25 and 2.6. The only bit you need to be aware of is that behind the bellhousing there is a distance piece on the layshaft which sets layshaft endfloat. This may need to be changed for a different thickness if the bellhousing is changed.Alex
as i see it, the problem is as follows. the 2.25 and 2.6 have different gearboxes, the difference being the length of the main input shaft (is this correct?). if i were to use conversion pieces designed for the 4 cylinder, i would need to also replace the gearbox i have in at the moment. and the modified engine mounts would not work due to the different mount location on a 2.6 vs 2.25.
Sam.
The gearbox is identical, the bellhousing is different. The input shaft is the same length for the 4 and the 6. The length of the bellhousing may well be different between the two, in order to correctly engage the input shaft with the flywheel.
Yes, if you were to buy a kit for adapting a 4pot to a different engine you would indeed need to get a 4-cyl gearbox or bellhousing, and the modified engine mounts would probably need to be modified again to fit. In this case the best method is to drop the engine in and mate it, line the engine/props up and then weld the engine mounts to the chassis to fit the engine as it sits.
Alex
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