Rover/T5 Combination.

[Clive]

Has anyone, or does anyone know, if it is possible to link a Rover V8 with a Borg Warner T5 gearbox? If so were there any major problems?

[Purple AK]

Originally Posted by Clive

Has anyone, or does anyone know, if it is possible to link a Rover V8 with a Borg Warner T5 gearbox? If so were there any major problems?

TVR did it

[RichardG]

And they were super reliable...

[CeeJay]

Originally Posted by Clive

Has anyone, or does anyone know, if it is possible to link a Rover V8 with a Borg Warner T5 gearbox? If so were there any major problems?

I looked into this a year or two ago. I believe that you need to modify a borg warner (type 35) gearbox bellhousing, which you could do yourself or I think a company called JE developments can provide you with one if you cross their palm with lots of silver pennies.

Or you could just have a look around and find a tvr thats gone through a hedge backwards (most of them...) and buy the bits from that...

CeeJay.

[CeeJay]

Originally Posted by Clive

Has anyone, or does anyone know, if it is possible to link a Rover V8 with a Borg Warner T5 gearbox? If so were there any major problems?

Or you could have a look at this:

TVR T5 GEARBOX WITH BELLHOUSING SUITABLE FOR ROVER V8 on eBay, also, TVR, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 03-Jun-08 10:26:40 BST)

CeeJay.

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yes i did it twenty years a go way before TVR did it
i had a one off ally bell housing cast for the job
if i get time over the weekend i will post a picture of it
it sill used the 28 spines rover sd1 clutch set up
their is an old post on the forum

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[tonym]

Originally Posted by CeeJay

Or you could have a look at this:

TVR T5 GEARBOX WITH BELLHOUSING SUITABLE FOR ROVER V8 on eBay, also, TVR, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 03-Jun-08 10:26:40 BST)

CeeJay.

Didn't think that gearbox price was too bad till I read that VAT has to be added to the final price including postage

JE Developments boxes are on this link, they are not cheap but do include throw-out bearing ect