Hi all,
I just spoke to Alfi Dragan with the tiger club in South Africa. He says
that they often put Getrag 5-speed gearboxes into tigers with very good
results. You don't have to move the cross member, only have to cut a new
shifter hole in the center, further back (a better position anyway.)
These boxes are found on 85 onwards Opel Records (2.2 litre and 3 litre
versions.) It is also on 525 and 528 BMWs but those ones require some
changes. He says they can take quite a hammering even from modified
289/302s. I will try to find out what other European cars this box came in
and some model numbers.
Thanks to all who gave T5 input, I think I'll go this route as it seems
these boxes are available (about $300 in SA) and require less cutting.
cheers, Derek B9473358 (shiny shell with the rot cut out.)
Derek White
Managing Director
Zikomo Brewing Company
Box 31730, Lusaka, Zambia
Tel:260 1 286580/85
Cell: 260 1 702694
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