i have a 73 b - we swapped in an od tranny and istr we did not swap
driveshafts
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Osborne" <paul@ece.rochester.edu>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGB O/D Driveshafts
> Since we are on this topic, have heard 2 different thoughts here .
> one says you can use the same shaft in both applications , one says
> you have to use a od shaft only with the od. Thoughts??
>
> paul
>
>>We need to be careful about saying it's a bolt-on addition. One can not
>>simply bolt an MGB overdrive unit onto an existing run of the mill non-OD
>>gearbox. It takes a different shift mechanism, a different intermediat
>>spacer, a different output shaft, a wiring harness, and a different
>>driveshaft. No minor task.
>>
>>Lot's of good discussion about how the overdrive works though.
>>
>>Phil Bates
>>'67 MGB - converted from non-OD to OD gearbox.
>>
>>> It's a bit like a 2-speed auto gearbox and is a bolt-on addition to the
>>> manual gearbox.
>>
>>SNIP
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