The answer is yes - it will fit. The only difference in early and late 4
synchro O/D gearboxes is the placement of the switch, and possibly the use
of an oil level dipstick. To change from standard to O/D you may need to
change the length of your driveshaft, and put in a little wiring (and
maybe a relay), everything else should come out in a wash by a wholesale
trans change. There could also be a slight speedo error after the
conversion. There were probably 5 different mounting systems for the
trans, but they are all interchangable, and there should be two sets of
captive nuts in the floor to accept the mounting bracket location (for
either std. or O/D box). Well, at least there were on early cars, they
may have standardized that location on later cars.
As is brought up many times - it is not effective to try to fit an
overdrive unit to a non-overdrive transmission - you would really need to
replace the entire gearbox with an overdrive gearbox.
Phil Bates
'67 MGB with O/D
> Will a LH MODEL O/D TRANS FROM A 77 TO 80 MGB fit on a 74MGB? Any issue
with
> the gear oil check point through the floor? How difficult is the swap
out
> from standard to O/D? Thanks
> Charlie 74bgt
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