Morris Minor Owners Club

i have been offered a type 9 gearbox...

what is needed to fit this to a standard 1098 engine

all info needed please

The parts are not cheap and I don't know if people bother on a standard engine

Please use the search feature - this is covered over and over again..........

Firstly, you need the right type 9 box! If it's from a V6 the first motion shaft is too long.

Although usable, it requires a spacer between the box and bell housing to take out the extra length, but that puts the gear stick further back, and means you need a shorter prop shaft than that which is readily available.

Birmingham Minor Centre (now David Manners Group) sells the kit to fit one - that's where I got mine.

Did the whole conversion in a week (evenings and weekend), but did a fair bit of prep in advance so that the car was off the road for as little time as possible. I built up the box on the bench with the bell housing and clutch adaptations. And modified a spare handbrake lever so I could just swap them over when the time comes.

It's not a cheap conversion, but if you use the car daily, especially on motorways, it's great.

Alternatively - just fit a 3.7 final drive for a LOT less money and MUCH less work.

A good point but I can't believe those diffs are as expensive as they are!

Consider it a 'good investment' - in truth - a rather less expensive 3.9 will do a very good job.

I tried the 3.9 and couldn't cope with the reduced acceleration.

Five speed and standard diff means all the normality of standard minor gearing (plus synchro on 1st ;) ) and the benefit of the longer gearing of 5th. Means you don't have to trade acceleration for speed.