just wondering if anyone knows if the 56a series gearbox is doglegged or non doglegged, its the 5 speed from the b110,any info would be good as im new to gearboxs.

It is a dogleg, and rare as hen's beaks.

For more details, including pics, see the tech section article: 5-Speed Overview

sweet just read the tech section and im pretty stoked as the guy wanted $1000+ and i got him down to $650 including delivey to my door

good purchase and price

just hope there's no suprises when you take it for its first run

hens beaks are hard to find now too are they? hens teeth are pretty rare too

mate good pick up, 650 bucks is a complete and utter bargain.
what do you wanna put it behind. keep in mind they arent the most robust box floating around

right now im just gonna stick her in my 75 b210 with fully conditioned original a12 till i can get the dosh to buy an a14 or a15, and get new pistons as mine look a bit burned out.

It should be sweet behind the A12, it wont handle too much rough treatment behind an A15 though.

I wouldn't risk that jewell behind an A14. Even Datsun didn't use them behind A14s, they used the stronger 60-series transmission.

thats cool ill just have fun with the a12 for a while and guess sell the 56gearbox in a couple a years and buy the 60 series and the a15, but datslife

The 56A gearbox has a lot going for it & you will love it once you get the hang of the gearshift pattern. [about 10 minutes] It has a nice low takeoff gear, then four closely spaced ratios that are an absolute delight to use.

It will handle some quite spirited driving as it was built for the 'performance' model, the GX, but was not built to handle outright abuse. Mine has lasted over 20 years & an awfull lot of miles, & the plan is to major overhaul it, & use it again behind my engine of over 1400cc.
Treat it like a woman,... with a firm hand, but don't be abusive or rough & it will deliver the next best thing to sex.
Well,.. OK, three or four steps down from sex, but still pretty good.