Hi Bill,
No, I'm talking about replacing the steel synchro rings on the 5 speed with
steel synchro rings from a 180B SSS 4 speed box. Apparently they're
identical. I'm not sure if the 180B SSS has a different name in the US,
though.
Anyone help on that?
Cheers,
Steve
>From: "Bill Christy" <KosmicKat2@home.com>
>To: "Stephen McCartney" <sgam@hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: Melb. Datsun Sports Roadster Club AGM & tech tip.
>Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 18:08:09 -0500
>
>Congrats Steve on your promotion,
> On those synchros rings, are you talking about replacing the synchros on
>the early 5 speed with the weird little clutch-band type synchroring that
>are basically crap??
>
>Bill
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Stephen
>McCartney
>Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 5:27 PM
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Melb. Datsun Sports Roadster Club AGM & tech tip.
>
>
>Had an interesting day yesterday, with a display of Datsun sports cars at
>Southbank, here in Melbourne, Australia.
>
>It pissed rain all day, unfortunately. But there was a huge range of cars
>-
>from a '65 1600 roadster that's recently been restored, to a '99 model
>GT-R,
>and a lot of stuff in between. There were race cars, rally cars, and
>street
>machines. Of interest was an original 510 SSS, a couple of cars that had
>competed in the Targa Tasmania, and Ian Livingstone's gorgeous 1970 2000
>has
>just re-hit the road after a total rebuild. No expense spared on this car,
>and it's basically a new car. And the beautiful metallic silver-blue
>(Sebring blue?) finish is gob-stopping! What a car!
>
>Bruce Campbell (who some of you know) has stepped down as President, after
>5
>years of building the club to the strength it has today - something like 50
>or 60 members! He feels it's time for younger blood to influence the
>place.
> As part of that, we've got two new "social secretaries" on the team -
>yours truly being one of them!
>
>Things are going to be good this year, methinks!
>
>Hey guys, did you know that you can get synchro rings for the 5 speed out
>of
>a 180B SSS 4 speed gearbox? It has to be the earlier 4 speed (not the
>later
>"dog leg" 5 speed - that has brass synchro rings) with the steel synchros.
>Apparently they're a perfect fit!
>
>Cheers & happy roadstering!
>Steve
>('68 2000 Solex & now "Social Secretary" - DSRC)
>
>
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