e966kfl Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Has anyone out there discovered a way of mating the cih gearbox to an xe lump? Could some sort of adapter plate be made up and fitted to the bellhousing ? Im aware the starter is mounted on the wrong side but with a bit of cutting on the bellhousing could it be possible ? im guessing the extra length in the bellhousing may cause clutch lever adjustment problems and possibly mainshaft problems. i've also pondered over the idea of butchering a front wheel drive box bellhousing and trying to bolt/weld it to the cih box. Im keen to try and avoid using the pricy 1.8 gearbox route and just wonder if anyone has done this before? Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowhusaberg Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 it will be a lot of work mate to do want you with a cih gearbox and as nearly as expensive as the 1.8 box,you could go the vauxhall carlton 1.8 route,it uses basically the same engine as the 1.8 manta and it's rear wheel drive,not sure what year but it must be a mk1 or 2 model i think or you go the f**d route and get an adapter of sbd and a f**d gearbox,i know i should never mention f**d on here but if it keeps the few 1.8 manta's left together it worth doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16VManta Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 The adapter you're considering already exists and is sold in Europe. I'm sure it's been mentioned on here before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldbrian Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 if you want to sell that box let me know as i am trying to collect the parts for a auto to manual conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantaray80 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I was toying with this idea. Tried to get some pics of the 1.8 box for comparison. Would be a great thing if it could be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARDCORE Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 The thought of pillaging gearboxes from old F**ds to modify / keep Manta's on the road is a pretty amusing turn of events Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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