It'll bolt up but the input depth will likely be wrong. The SROD and Tremec
5 speed have the bellhousing bolt pattern of the toploader but the input
length of the T5. You can sometimes get away with it but the depth won't
be optimal.
Dan Jones
> Thanks to Paul Johns in
> OZ, I was sent a P76 bellhousing and it ain't a Rover bolt pattern for
> sure.
> After some head scratching and e-mails to some down under folk, it turns
> out
> that Leyland used the Ford Single rail from Australian Falcons to back up
> the
> P76. With that in mind, I visited one of my favorite boneyards in the
> local
> area with the P76 bell in hand. They've got a nice "pile" of useless
> trannys
> I like to play in on occasion. I found a 3 speed gearbox from a Ford
> truck
> that it bolted up to perfectly. Didn't have time to find if a Toploader
> would work, but I'll have more time this weekend. So... hows that for
> useless information! Could be an interesting combo though. A Rover v8 in
> an
> early Ford Bronco?
>
> Greg
>
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