Mk1 Fiesta Gearbox

You can use virtually any FWD 5 speed from the 80's, they'll all fit just bolt-on. The same gearbox was also used in the 90's, but sometime in the early 90's Ford started to use an improved version of the B5 gearbox and I think that would make a bit more work to do to fit. But as long as you stick in the 80's, you'll be just fine.

I don't think you have those - or have even heard about :-) - Brazilian made Escorts from 83-85 with Renault 1.3 & 1.6 engines that use another style of gearbox, so I won't warn you about those :-)

But another thing you have to notice when changin from 4spd to 5spd, is the gear linkage. If you are using the original mk1 4spd linkage, you should change it to 5spd version from mk2 because the reverse gear is in different position.

Hope you understood my languge :-)

Hermann Antichrist

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: : I don't think you have those - or have even heard about :-) - : Brazilian made Escorts from 83-85 with Renault 1.3 & 1.6 engines that : use another style of gearbox, so I won't warn you about those :-)

I'll pretend I never read that bit ;)

: But another thing you have to notice when changin from 4spd to 5spd, : is the gear linkage. If you are using the original mk1 4spd linkage, : you should change it to 5spd version from mk2 because the reverse gear : is in different position.

Thanks for this, very helpful. I had hoped they were all pretty much interchangable, I'll be having a proper look at the car over the weekend and see where we go from there.

Cheers mate :)