Speaking of gearboxes that are 'dogs'... I have a 4 speed in my 77
200B...it's a real bastard to get into reverse...and occasionally 1st. Are
these the same as those stock 180B boxes? What is the most desirable box for
the 200B?
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Clough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: SSS Box
> Terry
> I am happy to be advised by your thorough knowledge of the early (72/3)
> 180BSSS boxes. I always knew the early 180BSSS 4 speeds were different to
> the stock 180B 4 speed as they had "Porche type" sychro's, but I didn't
know
> they were also a different length.
>
> The 180BSSS 4 speeds were well sought after by performance car builders as
> they had stronger sychros, until the 5 speed 180BSSS appeared. A mate
> installed one in a circuit racing 1600. It also had a much closer set of
> gear ratios than stock 1600/180B boxes (but I think he swapped first cog
> from something else maybe a 240K 4 speed?).
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2001 22:35 PM
> Subject: RE: SSS Box
>
>
> > Richard,
> >
> > The original 180B Jap 4 speed (flat pan) box is slightly longer than the
> > stock 1600 4 speed. I know this as I used to exchange the output shaft
and
> > extn housing in them to create a bolt in a replacement 1600 4 spd box as
> > there was a high demand. A factory replacement box in the 70's for a
1600
> > was big $ and I built many of these half priced hybrids to finance rally
> > bits. I have a feeling the early 180BSSS dogleg boxes which are prolly
all
> > dead these days so they don't feature these days but I'm nearly sure
they
> > were the same length as the 180B jap 4 spd. I never used one of these as
I
> > had a trusty Zed 5 spd box in the road and the rally car but there were
> > quite a few 180B dog boxes in 1600's around the place.
> >
> > regards
> > Terry
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