What gearbox have I got??

[spoonerdtg]

Good morning I have just driven back from Devon to hertsfordshire and it was a great journey but....

I have 185/65 R15 rear tyres and and 165/50 R15 fronts and my speedo is out as they all are ( well it broke on the way home anyway)

I'm sure some mentioned before that in 4th at 3500rpm should be 60-65mph well according to sat Nav gps mine was doing 55mph!!

I've checked my gearbox code this morning and can't find it listed anywhere?

It's a lhd from Cali and the code reads

C1080 6022

Does anyone know what I've got?

Thanks

 

[sparkywig]

No such gearbox code ever came from the factory.
It will either be CA, CE, CO or CU for a 1600 type 1. Type 4 engines came with CK for the 1700 (also a CL, but that had a LSD), CM for the 1800 (CN with LSD), and CP for the 2000 (CT with LSD).

Your current rear tyres at 185/65/15 are just under 6% smaller than stock 185C14, so you'll be cruising at a slightly higher engine speed.
And the fronts at 165/50/15 are 17% smaller, so at an indicated speedo reading of 70mph you're actually doing a maxmimum of 58mph, even before taking into account speedo inaccuracy.

 

[spoonerdtg]

Ok thanks , Heritage said it's more than likely been rebuilt at some stage and they've added there own stamp,

 

[ozziedog]

Is it possible that the C1 you are looking at is in fact CK or CL or CU etc etc. Maybe if you take a very close up photo of the letters and then blow it up a bit, you may see a slightly different thing.

Ozziedog ',,,,,,, possibilities :mrgreen:

 

[spoonerdtg]

 

[ozziedog]

:mrgreen: Well , I know I`m old and hard of sight etc, but I got the same as you. C1,,,,,,,,, So maybe it has been re stamped , or is there another explanation like a mountain range box or something equally obscure.

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Whats wrong with 55 anyhow ? :mrgreen:

 

[spoonerdtg]

Just had confirmation from my pal at vw it is a a early 60's bay box but is a mountain range box , it's going in a couple of weeks due to me fitting a 1303s box so hopefully I will have lower revs in 4th and gain 10mph cruising speed which is awesome

 

[ozziedog]

Just had confirmation from my pal at vw it is a a early 60's bay box but is a mountain range box , it's going in a couple of weeks due to me fitting a 1303s box so hopefully I will have lower revs in 4th and gain 10mph cruising speed which is awesome

Oooh, don`t tell me I guessed one right :lol:

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,, Put a pin in the calendar :mrgreen: