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G17A
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 3:56 pm
by aspira
Hey Guys - I've got a G17A 287 40 B gearbox.
It came from a 2300/2600 SD1. I know it's not perfect but will this box be okay for my MGB V8 Project. Using a 3.5 SD1?
Many thx
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:30 pm
by Darkspeed
Perfectly adequate - you should have no worries about using it.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 6:24 am
by aspira
Great, thx for the response. Just need to make sure it's a decent box now. Hard to really tell I guess when it's on the workbench.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:16 am
by v8250
Aspira, if you have no idea as to the condition of the gearbox, get it rebuilt. Unless you're doing some mounting trickery it's engine and gearbox out together with the MGB which is a right royal pain. Better to know you've got a good correctly built gearbox from day one. TM Transmissions are competitive for an exchange gearbox.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 4:18 pm
by aspira
You're probably right, I don't want to pull the gearbox once its in. I've been trying to work out how you can test it but it seems impossible without stripping it down which isn't a job I fancy. Thx, I'll try TM Transmissions and see how much it might cost.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 5:04 pm
by v8250
Re: G17A
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:06 pm
by bodger
aspira wrote:Hey Guys - I've got a G17A 287 40 B gearbox.
It came from a 2300/2600 SD1. I know it's not perfect but will this box be okay for my MGB V8 Project. Using a 3.5 SD1?
Many thx
i thought the 2300 box was a 4 speed version ??
Re: G17A
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:59 pm
by DaveEFI
bodger wrote:aspira wrote:Hey Guys - I've got a G17A 287 40 B gearbox.
It came from a 2300/2600 SD1. I know it's not perfect but will this box be okay for my MGB V8 Project. Using a 3.5 SD1?
Many thx
i thought the 2300 box was a 4 speed version ??
IIRC, only early ones.