Bjørn Schage wrote:
>
> Dear listers.
>
> IMHO all should have the Morgan he/she wants. If you have a stable full of
>them, with a modern one among them, it's easy to look down on anyone who tries
>to alter the specs. But if you, like myself, have an older car (read; older
>cars) and use them as everyday transportation, it can't be wrong to try to
>them as good, roadworthy and safe as possible, using nonoriginal equipment.
> On the other hand, I try to have the car looking as original as possible, and
>I also use bolt-on's wherever possible.
>
> With this in mind, I am now having my early +8 converted from Moss-box to
>Volvo-box. In addition I'll have a Laycock overdrive as well ( let's me cruise
>in 60 with much less than 3.000 RPM, having the old 3,58 :1 diff). I'll have
>to change the bellhousing also to make it a bolt on job. The gearbox, which I
>have already installed in my -62 +4 4-str, has been installed in quite a few
>cars here in Norway, by Trond Braathen ( a Morgan-certified mechanic). Ar
>least 2 of these cars have won races and
>
> The box comes from the Amason/duet/144 (and darn if I can remember the
>numeber.) and is quite easily obtained from junkyards here in Scandinavia (
>with overdrive it's a bit more scarce). Some small mods must be done, but not
>much. This is originally an english box, and I'm sure would have been used by
>the factory if they had known about it ( and could get it cheaply enough...)
>
> If you need more info, let me know and I'll try to dig up some more details.
> Happy Morganering and Happy New Year
>
> Bjørn Schage
> -62 +4 4-str. with Volvo-box
> -69 +8 soon with Volvo-box
Hi Bjorn & Morganeers:
Sounds interesting.
That Volvo gearbox is designated as the M40 without OD and the M41 with
OD. The gearbox itself is from Volvo, but the OD is a Laycock De
Normanville from UK. Now, Volvo used 2 different types of Laycock OD:
The D type in the earlier cars up through around 1968-69, and then the J
type OD in the later cars. In Volvo circles, the J type is recognized as
a better choice. Gearbox tops with shifter mechanism are interchangeable
among the various boxes, depending on the car use. Earlier cars such as
the Amazon (122s in USA) and the 544 used a long shifter right out of
the top of the box. Later cars (140 series after 1972 and P1800 cars)
used a remote shifter. This is likely the choice to use in the Morgan.
The 1970 1800E and the 164 cars used a heavier duty gearbox called the
M400 (w/o OD) or the M410 (with OD). These are somewhat less readily
available.
There now! More than you wanted to know about Volvo gearboxes.
Best to you all for the new year.
Bob Tescione
mogman@rpa.net
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