I think you are incorrect on the Laycock deNormanville O/D use on the Volvos. My 1984 244 Turbo with 4 speed had a Laycock deNormanville O.D attached so it was used by Volvo well into the 1980's.
Later, Bob
At 08:08 AM 6/16/1998 -0700, you wrote:
>Paul Gilbert in New Orleans wrote of parting an 82 Volvo,
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>>Is there anything from this car that I could use on an Alpine? It has a
>>5 speed transmission and overdrive. Would the overdrive be adaptable?
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>Volvo stopped using the LayCock overdrive in the mid 70s.
>Newer model Volvos used there own transmition, or possibly
>a Getrag or ZF model as many other European cars do.
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>So in short, undless the whole tranny can be brought over to the alpine,
>it a lost cause.
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>I was eying the panhard rod from an older (80s) volvo, looked like
>it might work well in an alpine.
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>Jarrid Gross
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