617 - NP435 bellhousing and adapter
 

Got a chance to get out in the machine shop last night....

http://www.seriestrek.com/109/on tranny.JPG

http://www.seriestrek.com/109/inside.JPG

jim

Nicely done, Rover. And thanks for sharing. I want to do something similar with a later model Toy 4x4.

what kind of tranny is that?

New Process NP435. Very common tranny in Ford and Dodge trucks for years. (Some were used in Chevy trucks but were a little different.)

The Ford version had a very low 6.68 first gear that works well in 4WD applications.

The Borg Warner T-18 has the same bolt pattern and center hole and some people prefer those trannys.

The setup is going in a '67 Land Rover 109.

jim

Looks nice, what was the bell housing from?

Early 123 240D stick car. (That one is from a '79) The early bell housings were seperate from the trannys.

jim

Is the input shaft the same as the Mercedes or will you have to use a different clutch and pilot bearing?

Looks great Jim! Question, where did you find an 8.5" clutch disc to spline onto the 435?

The NP435 has a 1 1/16" input shaft. Two strokes with a flat-file down each spline and the Benz clutch disk fits. I had to do the exact same thing with the Rover transmission in my other truck and it's been in there and fine for 7 years now.

By the way, the bellhousing is pretty much done. I've got to figure out the throw-out bearing arm when I get it on the tranny but that should be pretty easy. Benz flywheel, Benz pressure plate and throw-out bearing. Even the pilot bushing is pretty standard bing 1.375" x .668"

I hope to have the two mocked up and sitting in the new frame in a week or so.

http://seriestrek.com/109/adpt4.JPG

I don't remember, michigandon, what transmission were you trying to use? Now that I'm at this heavy, we should talk. Send me an email.

Jim
jim@seriestrek.com