Transmission Swaps
Transmission Swaps
Anyone out there ever swapped a all syncro Etype trans into an XK? For
years I have saved a short tailshaft 1965-67 E type trans with the idea
being to put it into a 150 that I was building at the time...that particular
150 is long gone but I still have the trans, bellhousing and starter that
I thought would do the trick along with adjusting the length of the propshaft
of course. Never did the installation, but still might give it a try one
day... - David Drenzek
I'm also pro-Moss. I often wish for one more gear above fourth, synchro
for 1st, - but I love the personality of the original box ... - Bruce D.
Cunningham
I agree completely ( for my 120) and have great fun double clutching
even with my bum knee.... However, my etypes get the 5 speed Getrag or
our Own VJT 5 speed!! - kind regards, Tony Parkinson, Vicarage Jaguar
Yo umay find that the shift lever will be under the dash.. you will
have to go with the 3.4 bell and that has a wider aperature than the the
4.2 bell from which your trani comes.... so you will probabe need an adapter
plate and etc.. may be the wrong thing to do .. in the end.. Better to
put the 4.2 trani into a 3.8 etype..... or sell it.... - kind regards Tony
Parkinson, Vicarage Jaguar
Yes David, I have an all synchro box out of an XJ6 fitted to my 150s
OTS. I still have the old CR Moss box as well. - Regards Col Haywood
Col, what mods (if any) did you make to the Trans/bell housing/starter,
and idid the shifter end up in approximately the right place. An earlier
message indicated that the shifter would end up too far forward. Also,
did you fit an Overdrive unit?? P.S. Pic are (almost) on the way to you
of the demister hooks from the tonneau cover. I am also checking to see
what the costs would be to send the old cover to you to use as a pattern.
BTW XK Unlimited here in the US sells both a short and long version of
the cover for $168.00 (US) - David Drenzek
Dave, I must confess that I did not do the modification myself, it was
carried out by one of the Jag experts here in Perth. As far as I know he
cut out the rear face of the XJ6 4.2 bell housing(where the gear box bolts
into position) and grafted it into the appropriate place on the rear face
of the original 150 Bell housing. As this involved machining beyond both
the capacity of my lathe and my experience I left it to the expert who
also did a total (and very expensive) rebuild of the all synchro box and
overdrive at the same time! The overdrive is the one fitted to the XJ6,
not the original which is still attached to the 150 gear box. They are
different and the solenoid no longer sits inside that little bump on the
lhs of the gearbox cover. Because the XJ6 Gbox is about 5" shorter
than original the gear lever I fitted an extension(a simple but effective
device designed and fabricated for me by a friend here in WA)which brings
the gear lever back to its correct position. I am attaching a scanned image
which shows what the thing looks like....let me know if it comes through
OK. Thank you in anticipation for the pics and assitance with the tonneau
and hooks. - Rgds Col Haywood
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