yellayomper

Series 3 boxes had their own suffix starting at "A" going through to the strongest "D".

Thanks for the reply. I don't suppose you have any photos of it fitted in the vehicle do you? I would like to see what was done to the chassis and whereabouts it sat in the chassis. Thanks.

The front nose of the transfer box is cut back to clear the autos wide sump pan. Believe me they wouldn't have just cut it off for no reason. All the Transfer selectors have been modified to allow for this also.

Can you rebuild it yourself? I found it most satisfying rebuilding my own. You learn alot along the way and you know exactly whats inside the gearbox after building.

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Ashcrofts aren't at present able to supply high ratio transfer cases. I've just tried to get one.

Can someone put up some pictures on where the steering box is mounted on a series 3 as I'm think of doing this to mine and pictures say a 1000 words!!

Anything??!

New to this forum but it looks like I may get the right answers here! I bought this gearbox set up a while back as i looking at converting to automatic transmission and this looked quite a rare piece of kit. Already running the essex engine so is a straight bolt onto the back of that. My only suspisions are the strength of the box itself. It a Ford C3 box as fitted to Mk1 and 2 Granada and Capris. Looking at the mating of the transferbox to the ford auto there looks to have been an awful lot of work to get this to work. I think the work was carried out by Steve Parker and Ashcrofts together using parts from Ashcrofts auto conversion for the Rover V8 to series transfer case. Has anyone had any experience of this Ford set up? It looks as though I will have to cut the bell housing cross member as the front prop flange sits further back which would cause the prop to foul it. How much more power will auto boxes take from standard? I've heard you can put up to 25% more power through them without issues. Any info, pictures advice greatfully received.