Gearbox/Engine queries

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thowman

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I have a Humber Sceptre Mk2 Engine, gearbox and o/d that I have acquired. I have seen on other topics that the rapier donated gb needs to have the belhousing changed to the commer one to fit properly. Do I need to do the same with the humber's? It is the Sceptre mk2 (not the hunter shape) and appears to be upright in the engine bay from piccies I have seen. So, I guess this would negate the need to change the bellhousing?

Also, the engine I have is rated at about 70 BHP (according to the interweb). How much of an improvement is this over the standard commer engine?
 
Measure the bellhousing from flange to flange - if it's the same then there should be no problem with the linkages - just the prop mod. It might be worthwhile swapping the flywheels over so you can use the bigger clutch (as long as the input shaft splines match).

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Thanks for the answers. I think I have enough to go on now - and I think I will recondition the sceptre engine and gearbox. Need to get some dummy shafts made to refurb the gb. Never taken a gearbox apart before. So far I have removed the od and taken off the bellhousing. Looks quite straight-forward compared to the imp transaxle.
 
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