Thanks - that appears to be the consensus. OD it is.
At 09:12 AM 8/8/00 -0500, Charley & Peggy Robinson wrote:
>Hi Tab,
>
> My '79 Nissan PU has one of the 5-speed trannies that have been
>swapped into V-8 Bs. I also had a 260Z that had the same tranny. The
>5th gear is an OD ratio around 0.8:1. I've also had 2 Bs that had the
>LH OD. For my money the OD is the way to go. You can have OD with the
>flick of a switch in at least 3rd & 4th gear. Much handier than
>manually shifting the box.
>
> I recently swapped a top-fill OD tranny into my '69 B. Straight swap
>using the same rear mounts, crossmember and driveshaft. Had to replace
>the speedo cable with the one for the OD, which is longer.
>
> CR
>
>Tab Julius wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking to add OD to my '78B, having been so encouraged by everyone
> > I've asked.
> >
> > However, I've become aware of a 5-speed conversion kit for the B. It's
> > considerably more expensive than the OD, though.
> >
> > Anyone try it? Would it be preferably over the OD? Enough to justify the
> > difference in cost? What about difficulty/time changing to 5-speed over
> > installing an OD?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > - Tab
>
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