plentywahalla
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| posted on 21/5/13 at 10:00 PM |
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Griffon Type 2 curious box - advice needed
Further to previous posts about the Griffon. I have sold the engine (for more than the whole car cost!) and now I need to decide what to do with
it.
My first thought was to drop a simple Ford engine in and use it for the summer. This was because I thought I had a Type 9 box .... but I
haven't, I've got this. I have never seen anything like it!
 
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It took me a bit of time to work out what it was. Its a type 2 that someone has done a very complicated and neat job of shortening the bell housing.
So it is no bl**dy use to me.
I do have a spare Type E (I think) maincase, so the question is .... How practical is it to swop the innards over and then get a standard
bellhousing?
If not ... what else do I do with it?
[Edited on 21/5/13 by plentywahalla]
Rules are for the guidance of wise men ... and the obedience of fools. (anon)
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twybrow
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| posted on 21/5/13 at 11:09 PM |
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Isn't it worth something as it is? As I recall, it was connected to a Pug MI16 engine wasn't it? That is a cracking engine, and one that a
number of people on the forum have discussed using over the years, but commented that it is difficult to find a RWD gearbox... You have one ready to
go!
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plentywahalla
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| posted on 21/5/13 at 11:15 PM |
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Yes, you were right. But one of the problems was that the engine was churning out 200 bhp and a type 2 is only good for about 130.
It may have been possible to uprate I suppose, lay shaft bearing etc, but unfortunatly I let the adapter plate go with the engine.
It wouldn't be difficult to make another one.
Rules are for the guidance of wise men ... and the obedience of fools. (anon)
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britishtrident
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| posted on 22/5/13 at 07:13 AM |
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The internal ratios are different in the diesel anyway ---- best to get at type 9 .
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plentywahalla
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| posted on 22/5/13 at 05:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
The internal ratios are different in the diesel anyway ---- best to get at type 9 .
What has diesel got to do with the question?
Rules are for the guidance of wise men ... and the obedience of fools. (anon)
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DarrenW
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| posted on 23/5/13 at 05:09 PM |
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What about fitting a std MI16 back in? Would the pug 206 1.6 engine go in?
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