Thanks for the info Errol - definitely a response for the archives! ----- Original Message ----- From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 1 July 2002 22:47 PM Subject: RE: Gearbox woes!!!
> Richard, > Most late boxes have ** 71C cast on the left side bell housing on the later > boxes. > Up to 1985 they had NMCA (Nissan Motor company Australia and 71B (eg > bluebird series 3). When the 6 bolt C pattern boxes came out mid 80,s the 4 > cylinder Pintara's continued with the 71B box and the sixes and turbo model > engines had the 71C box with the six bolt shifter housing. > > Internally there are three types of gears in the 71C's. The standard closer > gear sets with 3.36 first (most common) and standard ratios from 71 B up to > 4Th and a 0.865 fifth as used in the R31 SKYLINE. There are some 71C boxes X > Z31 300ZX's with the 0.75 5th gear. > > There are also the R32 RB20 DET boxes with reinforced bell housing. Then > there are the RB20 DET R31 GTS-R boxes as described with the 0.75 5th gear, > reinforced bell housing, double synchro's on second and third gears and cast > iron 3rd & 4th selector instead of aluminium for extra durability. These > boxes also have the monster gears suitable for big torque engines. > > Then you can go to the R30A box (RB25 GTS-T, VL Turbo, GTR and Patrol with > RB30)................................ > > Cheers > Feral Errol > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.datrats.com.au/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Clough > Sent: Monday, 1 July 2002 8:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Gearbox woes!!! > > 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
