The 'E' Type Forum

Bill, are you saying that changing that shaft will reduce/cure the noise and that using your improved shaft will do so for longer?

Thanks,
David

For sheer durability you could put UPOL Raptor over the epoxy primer. It can be tinted to match body colour.

Thanks Peter for the information and Steve for pressing him on the matter of reusing the auto bell.

David

John, is that with a Jaguar bell housing or a Rover one?

Thanks,
David

Thanks everyone for you input. I can see that putting a Jaguar manual in would be simpler, with or without o/d. I have had a look at the boxes currently on ebay. Many of them come without bell housings and bell housings look to be in short supply. Can the bell housing from the auto box be modified t...

Thanks for your comments. I had wondered about the LT77 as a cheaper alternative to some of the other options. Some people are looking for a lot of money for used Jaguar 4 sync boxes, especially those with overdrive. Peter, in saying "LWB 4 speed" are you saying that the standard 2+2's 4 speed box i...

I am looking at buying a series 2 2+2 auto. My plan would be to do a manual conversion. I am interested in the possibility of using an LT77 5 speed box. This was available on the XJ6 series 3. However examples out of the XJ6 are less common than those out of other cars. Did the XJ6 version use the s...