WTB Zetec To T-9 Bell housing

[CarlB]

Does anyone have a spare Zetec to T-9 bell housing or know someone that might have one. I need one for my car.

[s2europa]

A Pinto 2.0l with the FOG (Ford of Germany) gearbox will work, or there are plenty of vendors in the UK that have them.

[CarlB]

Thank you for the reply. I have seen several venders in the UK have them available, but the US Caterham part is different. At least I believe it might have been a US only part. Raceline told me that. Here is my problem. My engine has a wide oil sump, and the standard car bellhousings mount the starter down low. I would have to change my oil pan. The Bellhousing I am looking for mounts the starter up under the intake manifold. In addition to changing the oil pan I would have to change the starter motor, clutch and flywheel. My car uses Focus parts, and the available bellhousings use Pinto parts.      

[MV8]

Probably need to mod your sump for starter clearance. The T9 to zetec with high mount starter is for the euro SE where the intake is on the opposite side from the domestic zetec. The SE are also smaller displacements of 1.7L or less.

[CarlB]

If no one has a Zetec E bellhousing supplied on Caterham's, I am going to fix mine. The transmission alignment is off.  

[MV8]

Maybe it just needs eccentric dowels to correct?

[dallasdude]

I have a Raceline sump with the cutout for the leftside low strater mount.  Its on one of our cars now but the engine will be coming out for a refresh, and we have some other unmodified Raceline sumps. 

As far as the alignment for the current bellhousing, be sure you install a spacer between the bolts that attach the bellhousing to the sump.  If its not there, the bolts will pinch the bellhousing out of alignment, causing a bind between the transmission input shaft and the clutch splines.  Don't know that is your problem but something to be careful of.  You can shim it with washers, I but make a spacer out of a piece of the blocksaver sheet metal so it matches the top exactly

 

I believe the original bellhousing was made by a Denver company named Quad for Rods.  They make a bellhousing for Olds Quad 4 engines to T-9s and some others, including Zetecs.  I may be wrong about the origins, but its all I could find.  The company is long since gone I believe.

[CarlB]

Thank You - I fixed the one I have. It was a real ordeal to get it fixed. I have some pictures and will post something about it. Your advice about the oil pan bolts not on the same plane as the back of the block. When I got my car, someone had put a sheet metal dust cover in the space. I am sure that did not do it any good. I bolted the bellhousing directly to the pan by mistake as well. I measured the back of the block and found the pan was recessed about .010 and now have a shim. 

I would have to change my flywheel, clutch, throw out bearing, oil pan and maybe my header to use that bellhousing. My starter mounts on the upper right side and uses Focus clutch parts.  

[IamScotticus]

@CarlB did you see any part numbers on the BH?

[CarlB]

No, I did not see any numbers. Thank you for the help.