DamianZ28
Active Member
Hi all, as you know I've recently converted my 74 V8 P6 to LT77 SD1 5spd manual, it was a BW35 Auto, l did the same 9yrs ago to my red one, transforms the car being manual........but 9yrs on and a tad older at 52 I'm thinking about possibly putting it back to auto, why l hear you shout? Well l just want the simplicity of driving it and auto keeps popping into my mind, dont get me wrong its great fun being manual with the newly rebuilt engine. So has anyone converted their V8 auto be it BW35/65 to the Jag XJ40 auto 4spd box? This a potential route im thinking of, my brother had his BW35 auto stag converted and its supurb to drive, so smooth and the 4th gear makes a big difference, think its an early box being non electronic if that makes sense.
So just a thought at the mo and too ask if anyone has done this conversion. My other thought was possibly putting it out there and asking if anyone would want to do a straight swap for my complete set up LT77 version so basically all the components l used to convert to manual from auto, so the actual box, bellhousing, flywheel, master & main clutch cylinders, braided clutch fluid pipe, pedal box, modified rear box mounting, gear stick, new clutch kit, new release arm (strengthend) and bearing, all new remote mounts ect ect. Even the modified mounting plate for the clutch master cylinder. In return id require everything single component from the auto car, so I'd would want an excellent condition BW65, Torque converter, flexplate, complete shifter, rods, rear mountings, trans fluid pipes, kickdown assessmbasically, all the nuts n bolts associated with removal of all the auto bit's id need as you'd get all the nessacary manual conversion bits. So food for thought if l were to change back to auto and if l were to use an XJ40 box.
So just a thought at the mo and too ask if anyone has done this conversion. My other thought was possibly putting it out there and asking if anyone would want to do a straight swap for my complete set up LT77 version so basically all the components l used to convert to manual from auto, so the actual box, bellhousing, flywheel, master & main clutch cylinders, braided clutch fluid pipe, pedal box, modified rear box mounting, gear stick, new clutch kit, new release arm (strengthend) and bearing, all new remote mounts ect ect. Even the modified mounting plate for the clutch master cylinder. In return id require everything single component from the auto car, so I'd would want an excellent condition BW65, Torque converter, flexplate, complete shifter, rods, rear mountings, trans fluid pipes, kickdown assessmbasically, all the nuts n bolts associated with removal of all the auto bit's id need as you'd get all the nessacary manual conversion bits. So food for thought if l were to change back to auto and if l were to use an XJ40 box.