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old-fart
Re: 4 speed gear box into 5th
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Years ago I lived in a share house and one of the girls boyfriends had a Fiat 124 sports.
He was way out in the country and used to visit her on weekends in Sydney. We got talking one night and I asked him how it cruised in 5th. You guessed it he had no idea.
Having owned Toyota utes and even a TR engined Vanguard ute many years ago I am used to at least 5 gears and find I try to do the next change up all the time. Has any one ever done a bellhosing to adapt a datto 1600 or similar box? I know about the Dello but the toyota boxes are so heavy.

Posted on: 2008/6/15 23:12
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perthute
Re: 4 speed gear box into 5th
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a 4 speed box wont let you put it in the 5th gear spot so if it went in and it wasnt 3rd sounds like a 5 speed ( score )

Posted on: 2008/6/15 23:42
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Re: 4 speed gear box into 5th
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old-fart wrote:
Years ago I lived in a share house and one of the girls boyfriends had a Fiat 124 sports.
He was way out in the country and used to visit her on weekends in Sydney. We got talking one night and I asked him how it cruised in 5th. You guessed it he had no idea.
Having owned Toyota utes and even a TR engined Vanguard ute many years ago I am used to at least 5 gears and find I try to do the next change up all the time. Has any one ever done a bellhosing to adapt a datto 1600 or similar box? I know about the Dello but the toyota boxes are so heavy.

toyota boxs are about the same size and weight not much difference

Posted on: 2008/6/16 0:13
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kue1000
Re: 4 speed gear box into 5th
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I've had a phantom 5th in a 4speed before -
Unless it actually is a 5 speed it just means something is worn inside the box well I assume so anyway - when I put mine into "phantom drive" all that happened was that it locked in nuetral at about 70kmh and I hade to pull over an wressle it back into gear on the side of the road.

good luck!


Posted on: 2008/6/16 2:11
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Tel
Re: 4 speed gear box into 5th
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Yeah i bought it from a car yard, not through the previous owner.

I'll give it a try this afternoon. after i have something to eat, lol.

Posted on: 2008/6/16 7:03
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wolki101
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just an idea but what if from standstill you try to take off in 5th. if it is fifth it'll obviously stall but at least it will jump a bit. if it just revs and doesn't move you'll know it's a phantom gear. anybody tell me if there is something wrong with this.

Posted on: 2008/6/16 8:09
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Tez
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yeah, I agree with Wolki, whack it in "5th" at standstill & feather the clutch & see what happens...

Posted on: 2008/6/16 8:24
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Tel
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I just took her out for a drive (then it rains)

I had 5 gears, :D
what a score

Posted on: 2008/6/16 8:50
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revhead001
Re: 4 speed gear box into 5th
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Pussies!... Take it up to 100kph on the freeway. Ram it into fifth. Even if it doesn't want too because it's a 4 speed then rev the bejesus out of it, hold your breath, close your eyes ( or wear safety goggles ) and drop the clutch. If your cars still drives and your not dead it's a 5 speed. If not you need a new gearbox so BUY A BLOODY 5 SPEED

Posted on: 2008/6/16 9:35
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LittleFireyOne
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I always have my fingers crossed when I hop into a Datsun that it has one of these phantom boxes

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