240K and 78/84 Skyline 5 speeds bolt in. Only problem is your speedo reads
slow. With 5 cogs, revs drop, noise drops, fuel consumption drops, 5 speeds
should have been fitted in the first place.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul W. J. Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, 17 May 2001 22:15 PM
Subject: Re: SSS Box
> 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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