I don't think he'll even attempt to rebuild the old box. I've used this
guy for a lot of other major mechanicals on my car and he's fast, honest,
reasonably priced and knows what he's talking about. And if says it's not
worth rebuilding the old tranny, I believe him. I thought about trying to
locate a recently rebuilt 3- or 4-synchro unit. And I'm not sure what
that would even run. Regarding the conversion, he says there's about a
day's worth of labor in it. Which, I believe, involves modifying the new
tranny so there aren't any clearance problems. Along with wiring in the
OD and a bunch of other things I can't remember. I took a look at another
conversion he did and it's very neat. You wouldn't notice it except that
stick sits a little further back. There's none of the nasty sheet metal
"bashing" they write about in the Moss catalog. So it's really just a
question of how a 4 sychro conversion would affect the character of my
car. And whether the improvement is noticable and worth the approximate
$1K total cost. Thanks.
Joseph
67 MGB Roadster
>Subject: Re: transmission woes, part 2
>Sent: 8/29/20 11:13 AM
>Received: 9/1/01 2:32 PM
>From: Charley & Peggy Robinson, ccrobins@ktc.com
>To: jmc, jmc987@earthlink.net
>CC: mg mailing list, mgs@autox.team.net
>
>Hi Jim,
>
> Not enuff info. How much does the pro want for the 4-synchro OD
>gearbox conversion? How much to rebuild your box?
>
> CR
>
>jmc wrote:
>>
>> His suggestion: a 4-synchro OD unit. Rebuilding the current
>> unit isn't worth it when you add up the parts and time. Swapping it out
>> with another 3-synchro doesn't make sense either since I'll just end up
>> in the same place a few years from now.
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