Gearbox woes and advice needed

[dubdubz]

Hi

The 1303 gearbox conversion is great for ground clearance it is not a simple swap but not too difficult. This is how i did it in my beige bus and im sure ted is going to do the same on his red one so there might be some pics on his tread soon.


This is just a basic run down of what to do. Use the splitty nose cone on the box this gives you two inches of lift in conjunction with the box and it lines up the shift rod with the nose cone which is the important bit. You will need to modify the front box mount by drilling new holes for the splitty nose cone to fit. At the back you will need to make a spacer to go under the engine mounts to raise the engine the same as the box. You will need to lengthen the front shift rod as well as the gearbox sits a little further back than the bus one. The clutch conduit and cable will need to be lengthened as well not too hard i think i used a splitty cable but i cant be sure its easy to work out using the old cable as a guide.

I had too mod my clutch arm as well as it hit the bottom of the tank fire wall i just changed the angle of it slightly it will make sense more when you raise the box and see what i mean. You will need to trim bits here and there as well as when bits move up it all gets tight!

It seems a lot of work but well worth it if you are LOW my box has never hit the floor and i drive my bus a LOT. The ratios are also a massive bonus i can steady cruise at 70-75 with a 1641 on standard carb.

Hope all this helps i will try to keep an eye on the thread and try to help where needed.

Thanks

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Guy

have you any pics of your engine bay - interested to see the mods in there.

 

[resto73]

That all makes perfect sense dude
no doubt I'll need some bits explained in more depth as and when I'm doing it but at least I know it's all doable
do I use my eb driveshafrs? And cv joints? And which hockey stick do i use, the split or eb one?

Cheers, Paul 8)