herald74 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 please can you help me can you put a vitesse gearbox onto a 13/60 engine i really need to put an overdrive on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefertoo Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 afaik the bell housings wrong and the input shaft is too long...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 No. Different input shaft and bellhousing.Dependent on which Vitesse gearbox (1600 or 2L) you have, you may be able to mix and match parts between the Herald and Vitesse gearboxes, but be aware that it is more involved than just moving the overdrive from one to the other.The easiest swap is to use a Spitfire (mks 1 - 4) OD gearbox and non-OD Vitesse propshaft. The pick of those would be the Mk4 Spit one as it's a bit stronger and has synchro on 1st gear - a few even have J-type overdrive. It is also possible to use a Spit 1500 / Dolomite 1500 OD gearbox but you'll need to change the clutch plate (gearbox has fine spline input shaft) and get a special propshaft made.Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herald74 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 thankyou for your help we have a vitesse d type gearbox with overdrive that we dont need. would anybody like to swap for a 1300 o/d gearbox d type . or make me an offer good condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I thought that this might be possible by swapping bellhousings and using the Vitesse flywheel and clutch. Not tried it though.Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herald948 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Even if it were possible, I don't think a 13/60 engine has the kind of torque needed to make good use of the ratios of a Vitesse gearbox, at least not for normal, everyday driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Ah well the question was "will it fit", not "will it work"! That is a whole different subject! :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herald948 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 1218 wrote: Ah well the question was "will it fit", not "will it work"! That is a whole different subject! :-/Picky, picky! ;DSeriously, though, I'd hate to just give an answer without explanation or caveat. For example, over the weekend I got an e-mail from someone who recently bought a Herald convertible. It's his first Triumph. He sent me a photo of one of the hubcaps on the car and asked: "Is this logo correct"? I could have answered "yes" and been done with it (in a nasty, sarcastic way). Instead, I answered "yes, but only for a Plymouth Valiant"!To me, the same kind of "complete" answer should apply here. I'm not going to tell someone that a part can be made to fit if it's not likely to provide good service. I know that, for a number of years, the early Vitesse gearset was the "hot ticket" for racing Spitfires in the US, but that's mostly because a: it was a nice close-ratio gearset, and b: the "tall" 1st gear wasn't as big a deal with a modified engine in a car that didn't really spend much time starting from rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 you could fit a OD mainshaft to your existing box(assuming its ok) and fit the D type from the vit box on the back prices vary from £60 to 200 for shafts so search well start with mick dolphin first Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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