Its official , my gearbox is stuffed ,

Postby **J44EAG** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:52 pm

Brilliant, Vince.

JEC Engineer of the Year award well deserved I think. Great stuff.

Mike

Brakebuster · Postby **Brakebuster** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 4:32 pm

lmfao , hmm , dont think so......

time for a bit of bling after the rebuild , found some spare paint on the shelf , so i degreased the box , masked up certain parts and holes, and primed the case in grey primer, then a colour coat of Graphite Grey , and a top coat of Gloss lacquer

what do you think ?

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I then fitted some ancillary parts like the top case breather pipe , the adjustable Vacuum modulator , and the dip stick bung , i refurbished the modulator bracket and couldn't resist installing a polished allen bolt to secure it , rather than the rusty original bolt........

and removed the tape form the masked up parts

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i have ordered a chrome finned sump , and will fit that just before installation to the car , as i dont want to damage it humping it around ,

the picture below shows all the parts removed from the box for the rebuild , some will be thrown , but a fair few will be kept , dont ask why , i dont know myself

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i still need to flush the torque converter before fitting it to the transmission , guess what, pictures to follow , lol

BB

Postby **J44EAG** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:34 pm

Very smart, Vince.

So what was the problem with the box? Shot clutches and burnt bands?

How do you set the box up once you have fitted and oiled it?

Mike

Brakebuster · Postby **Brakebuster** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:56 pm

the box had burned clutches , but the bands and steels seemed ok , but as rebuild kits provide all new parts for the perishables, you might as well replace them once its apart , that and i couldn't help myself , lol

as for the setup

the only real thing you can do is adjust the vacuum modulator which is controlled by engine revs/vacuum for the shift point, early medium or late, etc

i kept to pretty much stock , but used higher end products , time will tell , lol

BB

Postby **J44EAG** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 6:21 pm

Well done, Vince.

Nice paint job. Had you considered polishing the case to match the sump? Wouldn`t have taken too long would it?!

M

Brakebuster · Postby **Brakebuster** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:38 pm

bored now........

ah , where is that V12 injector loom...............

BB

oldtimer · Postby **oldtimer** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:06 pm

Hi BB,
Have followed the progress with great interest and think that it is an achievement to be proud of.

I think you can award yourself a medal for effort, the acid test will be when it is up and running, then you can add a Barr to your medal.

Absolutely well done - also thanks for sharing the experience with us all.

Oldtimer

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