[TR] GT6 transmission

Roger Elliott elliottr at rmi.net
Mon Jul 6 11:56:36 MDT 2020


Thanks Andy!

That is interesting - you wouldn't think a Dolomite 1850 HL transmission 
would be the most likely of candidates to be transplanted into a GT6 in 
Kansas, since I don't think they were imported much if at all.

I wouldn't mind having a Dolomite Sprint.....

Thanks,
Roger

On 7/6/20 11:45 AM, Andrew S. Mace wrote:
> The "WE" prefix indicates that the box -- or at least the case -- 
> originated in a Dolomite 1850HL, which should have ratios similar, if 
> not identical, to those of the GT6.
>
> --Andy
> Andrew Mace
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Elliott <elliottr at rmi.net>
>
> I will be working on adding adding an overdrive to my 1968 GT6 Mark 1
> transmission. In looking over some things, it appears that I have a
> transmission number that shouldn't exist. The number is WE 12870 as can
> be seen in the attached picture.  From the outside it looks like what I
> expect a GT6 transmission to look like.  The previous owner did tell me
> he had the transmission rebuilt not terribly ong before I bought it.
>
> From what I can tell GT6 transmissions should start with KC or KD.  A
> Vitesse box it would be HB or HC. (based on this
> site:http://www.wolfitt.com/numbers_and_ratios.htm). I don't know what
> other car it could come from.
>
> Were there separate numbers for rebuilt or replacement transmissions?
>
> Thanks,
> Roger Elliott
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