Taimar rear diff.
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I am pretty sure that is the original UK registration, as a Tuscan V6 I don't think it has ever been anywhere near the USA. But as a Yankee inspired car I guess it has just been given US style plate like most Mustangs and 'Vettes over here. I suspect it is still in Mr Beagley's garage, but it would be great to see and hear it out on the roads and track again.
Oliver.
The issue with these bellhousings is - as far as I have researched - they are all cable clutch. So there’s a lot of faffing to either change the pedal box, or mount the slave the other way which (a potential bodge up), or fit an internal slave (cost and access for maintenance)
The simplest way does seem to be to fit an 8mm adaptor plate between the bellhousing and gearbox which keeps all clutch/arm/slave etc unaltered. They are £100 from the Capri Club.
If anyone finds a T9 to Essex bellhousing with hydraulic slave actuation then post details on here as I’ve been looking for 2 years !
The simplest way does seem to be to fit an 8mm adaptor plate between the bellhousing and gearbox which keeps all clutch/arm/slave etc unaltered. They are £100 from the Capri Club.
If anyone finds a T9 to Essex bellhousing with hydraulic slave actuation then post details on here as I’ve been looking for 2 years !
Similarly although the T9 to crossflow bellhousing IS available in ali with the slave bracket, I personally think it’s a myth it can work as the clutch arm isn’t available (or even a pattern) and even if one can be made from various other arms the fulcrum dowel is into ali so won’t take the repeated forces for long. I remade the dowel as threaded and still had doubts so went over to the dark side and fitted the internal slave out of exasperation. Most suppliers I spoke to dodged the question of exactly what others do for clutch arms and said that internal slaves are often used - which defeats the purpose of the high cost ali bellhousing with a bracket!
Needless to say the internal slave is bloody useless as it naturally leans against the fingers after a while so rotates with no lubricant giving rise to whirring when stationary. They could do with a return spring but that would lose the self adjustment so the only ‘return spring’ is the clutch fingers.
Off topic, but it’s also relevant to the V6.
Needless to say the internal slave is bloody useless as it naturally leans against the fingers after a while so rotates with no lubricant giving rise to whirring when stationary. They could do with a return spring but that would lose the self adjustment so the only ‘return spring’ is the clutch fingers.
Off topic, but it’s also relevant to the V6.
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