>Is there no way to fit first-gear synchro to this gearbox? Is the
>all-synch 'box sooo different? I have a series 3, and agree the lack of
>synchro does detract from the driving experience, and the first gear
>whine makes it sound like an old Humber, not a sixties sports car.
>However I also have OD, which is fab, so I would only swap for an all
>synch if it came with OD (yeah, sure) and then I'd lose the nice ratios
No, fraid not. First is a slider gear just like reverse. It s not that a syncro is missing, its that first gear is so simple, it is not possible.
>By 4.55 gearset, you mean diff?
Yep, from a series 1 to early 3 Rapier or Minx.
Jarrid Gross