new member davea

[DaveA]

Hi folks
just joined as i have just bought a half finished kit car. Described as a dax, the chassis is in fact an ace.Whatever that is.i am an engineer by trade so i have a good chance of finishing it.Ido realise i will need a lot of advice,hopefully some one can help with the first problem. the engine is a range rover efi 3.5 but i am having trouble finding what small gearbox will fit, there is not a lot of room,if any one can help i can get started.
      Thanks davea. 

[stupott901]

hello and welcome loads of helpfull people on here got some great advice whilst building

stu

[Bulldog Bri]

Hiya and welcome to the club.

Yep, we've got a few Cobra boys here, Dixie & Tsearle still have theirs and Hairy Santa has had lots of them. I'm sure they would be able to help if needed... 

['The Gaffer']

Hi and a warm welcome to our club.

Good luck with the build and please feel free to post some progress pics

Where are you from Dave?

[dave_bence]

Hello and welcome

I'm sure one of the Cobra replica manufacturers (I think it's Magnum Engineering) can supply a bell housing to mate the Rover V8 to a Ford Type 9 gearbox.

The Type 9 can only just handle a standard V8's torque, but it's a lot smaller than the Rover gearboxes.

[David H]

welcome

[DaveA]

Hi
thanks for the help guys, i actually wanted a cobra but ended up with this to finish.Magnum eng. sounds like a good start. will post inital photos soon.by the way ilive outside newport but dont hold it against me.
davea