[Wanted: Parts] looking for a 2 litre bus gearbox

[trev]

anyone got one? not looking for a project. I want a good one that'll bolt in and work "out of the box" if you know what I mean...

easily identified by its "6 ribs" around the diff section:

they came in late model bay window buses

 

[buggyboyshane]

jesus man, britt just sold and delivered one yesterday, hes just left here, ill ask him to keep an eye out over there when he goes back

 

[trev]

Anyone got any leads as to where one might find a nice 2 litre transmission?

 

[Aidan]

Anyone got any leads as to where one might find a nice 2 litre transmission?

Joe @ CosyClassics had one on his website which is now sold but he might be worth talking to in case he has another

 

[trev]

I called him last week, no more available

I followed a lead at the weekend and went to see a scrapper bus in Limerick that was reputed to have a 2 litre engine and box. Sadly not so, 1700

So I'm still looking...

 

[Aidan]

You could try Emilio but its a bit of a long shot

 

[trev]

thanks Aidan

 

[knk]

Trev, I might (big might mind you) have one in my private stash. I'll have a look this evening and let you know.

 

[trev]

nice one John, any leads appreciated

 

[whatucolm]

did you have any luck gettin a gearbox Trev? my brother has a few t25s scrapped-i know one is petrol anyway,not sure if any are two litre tho,or how good the gearboxes are.will try and find out tomorrow

 

[trev]

I got a call from the wanted ad I put on donedeal. I've found a chap in Carlow/Wicklow border area that says he has one. I'm hopefully going to make the spin tomorrow evening to check if he can count the amount of ribs on it reliably. Fingers crossed it's an elusive 6-rib, nose shift, 2 litre box!!

I've since found out that the type 25 2-litre boxes aren't compatible as the shift rod enters the side of the nose cone, not the end of it like in the bay. Thanks though

 

[stump]

try ritchie, hes allways got a couple of t25s lying around 0860527656

 

[trev]

I've since found out that the type 25 2-litre boxes aren't compatible as the shift rod enters the side of the nose cone, not the end of it like in the bay. Thanks though

 

[Guest]

I was gonna run one of these in the split few years back in another life time seem to recall that some t25 boxes are either nose shift or can be converted to nose shift by swapping nose cone. Could be wrong on this cos the box i had was bay window 6 rib. Give pete @ cogbox a call he'll set you straight

 

[knk]

some t25 boxes are either nose shift or can be converted to nose shift by swapping nose cone.

The 2L gearbox I told you I have Trev from a T25 is nose shifted.

 

[trev]

but does the shifter enter the side of the nose cone or the front end of it? I was under the impression that they could be converted until Caddy posted some pictures he took himself of the differences between the two. He reckons (and I'd be inclined to agree going by his pics) that you can't convert a type25 nose (side) shift box to a nose (end) shift configuration...

 

[knk]

It enters the front end of it Trev, pic below. I pulled this from an early '79 T25 which had a 2l engine but looking at it again I think it may be from something earlier, possibly a mid '70s bay??? It was covered in lots of crap and I could only take a quick photo with one hand on the camera and the other holding everything off it! I'll pull it out later tonight and get the gearbox numbers of it. Maybe a 002???

 

[trev]

it looks like you have a "5-rib" 1800cc 002 transmission John, sure see if you can get the code from it and we'll know more

no word from the punter in Carlow/Wicklow. Hopefully he'll get back to me...

 

[trev]

sorted, thanks to Joe at Cosy Classics

 

[Aidan]

sorted, thanks to Joe at Cosy Classics

Joe's the man