V8 LT77 from discovery shirt stick gear change to long stick

Hi all,

Hope somembody can clear this up for me. Have done quite a bit of reading about the lt77 gearboxes and short stick/ long stick so I think I know the basics for fitting a v8 to one..

My question is if I can get hold of a discovery 1 lt77 v8 fitted gearbox and I have a long gear stick box from a 2.25 petrol from a defender can I swap over the gear change remotes? My plan is to make the discovery v8 lt77 gearbox with short stick remote fit my v8 to go in my 110. I just need to know if this is possible. The input shaft should be correct because it's come from a v8 engine and the bell housing should be the correct length to go straight in my defender with the v8. So can I just swap the gearstick remotes on the gearboxes?

Any help would be appreciated

you cant just swap remotes as the box selector shafts are different lengths, the disco shaft is shorter as it uses a yoke and defender a quadrant, ashcrofts produce an apadpter you can use ,its for r380 but could be used for lt77 with the correct quadrant
http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.c...-rebuild-kits/selector-rail-adapter-yolk.html

jamesmartin said:

you cant just swap remotes as the box selector shafts are different lengths, the disco shaft is shorter as it uses a yoke and defender a quadrant, ashcrofts produce an apadpter you can use ,its for r380 but could be used for lt77 with the correct quadrant
http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.c...-rebuild-kits/selector-rail-adapter-yolk.html

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Thanks for the info! That helps a lot. I had seen the adaptor on Ashcroft. So what would I do about the correct quadrant? I can buy the adapter no issue and I have 2 gearboxes available. One long stick and one short. Both LT77... thanks

buy a lt77 defender type latet rather than the early one as roll pin hole is differently located

Sorry I don’t quite understand what you are trying to say. Buy a later type LT77 quadrant? Or remote gear change unit or?

Apologies again.

Something like this? https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover...mote-Selector-Shaft-FTC7333-New-/312056381297

Matthill01 said:

Something like this? https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover...mote-Selector-Shaft-FTC7333-New-/312056381297

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no,like this

I think you are trying to say that this is what I need .. https://www.johnrichardssurplus.co....gearbox-gearstick-selector-shaft-frc7334.html

Oh ok! I will take a look into this then. Will save me a lot of agro! Thanks

Matthill01 said:

I think you are trying to say that this is what I need .. https://www.johnrichardssurplus.co....gearbox-gearstick-selector-shaft-frc7334.html

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no

try frc7330

Thanks James.