The only brand new 1600 I've owned was a '72 GL and it had a tags on the diff - 2 of them, one with the ratio and the other tag was something to do with oil from memory and it's the only 1600 I've ever seen them on too (not that I've looked that often for them).
regards Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of maldat Sent: Monday, 1 July 2002 9:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Gearbox woes!!! I dont belive you can unless the tag is still on it. I'n my whole life I have only ever seen one diff tag on a datsun/nissan and that was a 510 ozzie made GL,it also had a tag on the auto . Malcolm Richard Clough wrote: > Errol > Very interesting to get the story on the L series gearboxes. > But I have yet to find one with the model stamped on the box. I take the > model details from the Vehicle data plate if I know its matching. > How do you tell box model differences from the outside? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, 28 June 2002 9:07 AM > Subject: RE: Gearbox woes!!! > > > >>RS=column or cable shift selectors >>FS=extension housing mounted shift lever >>4/5=number of forward gears >>C=close ratios (ie 2.9 and 3.36 first gears) W= wider ratios (3.6, 3.9 >> > 4.2 > >>first gears) >>71 distance between shaft centres >>I understand that the A,B, & C are the generation models of the box but >> > open > >>to correction? >> >>Cheers >>Feral Errol >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>http://www.datrats.com.au/ >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Lamb >>Sent: Thursday, 27 June 2002 9:17 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: Gearbox woes!!! >> >> >>>Hence S130(240Z) FS5W71B (long not dog leg) >>> >>No, 240Z's used 3 types of 5-speed, all close ratio (FS5_C_ not FS5_W_): >> >>Up to mid' 71 - FS5C71A (same as Roadster but different bell and >>extension housings >> >> From mid '71 to end '71 - FS5C71B, rare flange ouput type >> >> From end '71 - FS5C71B, sleeve output, also used in 260Z >> >>The 'A', 'B' or 'C' at the end of the box ID basically indicates the >>type of extension housing/shifter arrangement. >> >> >> >> > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
