Mike: The bellhousing is definite not a BN2. The Overdrive is a 28%
meaning that it is from a BN2 or 100-6. I believe all 3000s had 22% ODs .
Jim Smith
----- Original Message -----
From: "M Lempert" <mlempert@bellsouth.net>
To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:54 AM
Subject: Tranny identity crisis - follow-up
> Hello folks. This is a follow up to my recent thread on the
transmission
> from my BN7. To refresh, it is a side shift from my BN7 but has a BN2
tag
> on it. It will be mated to a BJ8 engine. There is some confusion as to
> whether this is a BN2 box that was put in the car at some point, or a
proper
> box for the BN7 from the factory using a leftover BN2 casing. From the
> earlier posting I have learned that some other listers have similar
> situations where their MKI cars have the BN2 tranny label - some with a
7
> stamped over the 2. The following link will show a bunch of pictures of
the
> gears and one of the bell housing. For those interested...
> http://www.pbase.com/mdlempert/tranny
>
> Regards,
> Mike L.
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