A mate of mine has a project which is powered by the drive-train from an Mk2 Cortina; it’s a early 1600 crossflow (681M) engine and matching 3-rail 4-speed gearbox. Whilst he has the chassis stripped to fit a new body to it, he thought it might be a good time to upgrade the 4-speed box to a 5-speed from a Sierra.
He wants to do the conversion as cheaply as possible and would rather like to keep the clutch hydraulic rather than convert to the more usual cable route. I’ve done a fair bit of Googling on his behalf (confusers are not his forte) but most of what I’ve read is aimed at those fitting the 5-speed to Pinto engines or to 711M crossflows that are in cars with cable clutches already.
So, is it possible to do the conversion and retain a hydraulically actuated clutch? If it is, what parts can be reused from the Cortina?
Cheers,
Rich
He wants to do the conversion as cheaply as possible and would rather like to keep the clutch hydraulic rather than convert to the more usual cable route. I’ve done a fair bit of Googling on his behalf (confusers are not his forte) but most of what I’ve read is aimed at those fitting the 5-speed to Pinto engines or to 711M crossflows that are in cars with cable clutches already.
So, is it possible to do the conversion and retain a hydraulically actuated clutch? If it is, what parts can be reused from the Cortina?
Cheers,
Rich
