Challange is to fit a type 9 5 speed gearbox without mods to the car!!!
HERE WE GO
Take an Avenger box and cut with hacksaw, drink coffee
Machine to 161mm high, drink coffee
Get a piece of 10mm alluminium plate, drink coffee
Atack with drill and saw, drink coffee
Fix into position, drink coffee
Weld up, drink coffee
Fit to gearbox, with Avenger clutch arm, drink coffee
Next move the gear lever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Have a think, have a wee (recycle coffee ) and lets go
Cut out 76mm from gear change, drink coffee
Cut off gear change, sweat and drink coffee
Bearing in gear change
Seal in gearbox
Position and weld on, drink coffee
Shorten and drill selector shaft, drink coffee
Fit up together, blow my own trumpet, with more coffee!!!
Modify Avenger speedo housing and fit to T9 box, file out T9 red speedo pinion to suit Avenger cable, drink coffee
Drill through the existing rear mounting tap out 5/16 unc and cut off rear mounting, Avenger mount fits perfectly.
Give it to Adam who fits Talbot / Ford spigot bearing , drink coffee while supervising!!!!!! Adam fitting gearbox
Let Adam road test it 22.5 moh / 1000rpm not bad
Got to get the 3.54 axle built
Start thinking about the next project
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TRACTION NEEDED
XR 4X4i Gearbox?