Bill "Ricky Racer" Lewis
>> To which I received a reply from Jarrid:
>>
>> You may put a SII OD on a SIV gearbox, provided
>> the SIV box is a non-sync type that used an OD.
>Jarrid
> I don't understand why you can't bolt any overdrive to any
>gearbox. From what I can see, all D type overdrives are identical,
except
>for the tail end of the D types for the alpine. A D type overdrive
should
>fit any transmission with the overdrive output shaft that was
originally
>designed for such a unit as long as you use the correct adapter plate.
I
>have a D type overdrive off a Volvo that bolts right up to my series II
>tranny using the Alpine adapter plate. Of course the rear annulus is
>different, but I can overcome that problem using an MGB drive shaft.
Re-read my reply to Jerome, it says that the box has to be an OD box.
Since he has a SII OD box + OD, he just cant drop the OD+his adapter
onto a standard gearbox. Also, if the SIV is a late model, he cant
even use his SII adapter.
Also keep in mind that there were two ratios available for the D type.
25 and 32%.
The shorter "Volvo" OD is probably the way to go on the early I and II
cars as the Husky pan was a little short across the Xmember, and
required many cars to have the engine removed in order to
install the OD.
Someday someone has got to come up with a mod to use a
standard mainshaft with an OD.
Anyone know what Smitty is up to?
Casting the OD tranny adapters is easy.
> On a seperate note, are there any roll bars that can be used
with
>the early cars that do not interfere with the access to the rear panels
>and soft top stowage?
None that I am aware of, but the access panels can be opened for
use of the soft top on some models. The only panel that has a
tough time of it is the rear panel.
My older CAT bar, made by ??? barely gives access.
> Thanks for the advice on the rear sway bar. Anybody need a
stock
>series V rear bar?
Series V cars did not come equipt with rear bars.
Jarrid Gross
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