Sierra 5 speed

[sweetswan]

Does anyone know of any difficulties putting a sierra 5 speed in a 1980 1600 4 speed panel van? Or is it a relatively pain free swap?
cheers

[Escort_RPDriver]

you will need an auto tranny tunnel to fit it a stock manual tunnel is to small fro a 5 speed i think

[Sterling]

as far as i know 5 speeds fit... should probably look into it, but if i remember correctly the sierra 5 speed is like the only 5 speed that can fit in a manual tunnel.

[whooligan]

Its basically the same box as the 4 speed with an over-drive so the extension housing is a little chunkier and the shifter hole needs to be a little further back. If you are putting it in a mk 1, you need to space the mounts to sit it lower. Use your original gearbox mount and it should fit ok.

[sweetswan]

thanks for that. cleared things up. cheers

[F6 R-Spec]

Originally Posted by whooligan

Its basically the same box as the 4 speed with an over-drive so the extension housing is a little chunkier and the shifter hole needs to be a little further back. If you are putting it in a mk 1, you need to space the mounts to sit it lower. Use your original gearbox mount and it should fit ok.

Ditto, What i have done to my mkII to fit.

[Mesa]

Which Fords available locally do the Sierra 5 speeds come installed?

[V8falcons]

Originally Posted by kingy351

Which Fords available locally do the Sierra 5 speeds come installed?

that would be nil