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How do I convert a borgwarner type 65 gearbox from a jaguar to fit a rover 3.5 v8 engine?

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roger doger wrote:How do I convert a borgwarner type 65 gearbox from a jaguar to fit a rover 3.5 v8 engine?

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Probably easier to just buy an SD1 box. And sell on the Jag one. Unless you already have the parts needed to convert it.

IMHO, if it's a standard 3.5 and for road use, the later GM SD1 box is miles better.

Hi Dave,

Thanks for your info, but the car the engine is in is a Morris 8 1936 and a standard box won't fit, so the Borgwarner type 65 box has to be used.

roger doger wrote:Hi Dave,

Thanks for your info, but the car the engine is in is a Morris 8 1936 and a standard box won't fit, so the Borgwarner type 65 box has to be used.

Which box do you mean by 'standard'?

roger doger wrote:How do I convert a borgwarner type 65 gearbox from a jaguar to fit a rover 3.5 v8 engine?

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Just change the bellhousing from the Jag one to a Rover one. The Jag converter will fit straight on to the Rover flexplate so doesn't need changing.

If you can find a bell housing on its own.

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Thanks for the info, is it a Rover autobox bellhousing that I need not a manual bellhousing (sorry to be so thick)?

roger doger wrote:hi,

Thanks for the info, is it a Rover autobox bellhousing that I need not a manual bellhousing (sorry to be so thick)?

Yes. Which is why I said you might have problems finding one on its own. Complete SD1 boxes are common enough and not that expensive. So I'm not quite clear why you want to convert a Jag one?