Transmission swap.

[sean]

Hello,
I need to know if a series 3 manual gearbox will fir into a series 2 car. Possibly converting from auto (BW65) to manual.

Thanks for any help

[mike020150]

The simple answer is yes. Just ensure you can get all the necessary items for the conversion. Things like the pedal boxes are becoming rarer to source these days, although I confess to having one which I tucked away for a conversion I will probably never get around to using! Mike.

[RobXJC]

Yep did the swap on my series 2 xj a few years back. The fifth gear drops the revs nicely when at 70mph so no need to change the diff ratio.
As already mentioned you need a manual pedal box. The speedo drive on the series 3 manual box is the opposite side of the series 2 auto box. So you need a longer speedo cable made or use a series 3 electronic speedo and gearbox transducer. I went for the electronic speedo and transducer. To keep the dash gauges matching I also fitted a series 3 tachometer but fitted the series 2 bezels to match the smaller gauges. Bit of faff but it looks good once all complete.