landrover11019

Active Member

• Aug 9, 2011

• #1

hi chaps, anyone know off a gearbox reconditioners in essex/london.
Gonna treat myself to a new gearbox and transfer box for my 110.
cheers

 

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discomania

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• Aug 10, 2011

• #2

Get it from Ashcrofts, up in Luton.

 

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IGP50

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• Aug 10, 2011

• #3

Absolutely , Ashcrofts would be my choice as well

 

landrover11019

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• Aug 10, 2011

• #4

Was thinking of ashcrofts, but i'd prefer someone local incase theres a problem.

 

landrover11019

Active Member

• Aug 10, 2011

• #5

Just been on ashcrofts website, I might go for the whole package inc fitting, anyone had this done?

 

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lynall

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• Aug 10, 2011

• #6

Do not use southern uk transmissions!


Lynall

 

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spencer1885

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• Aug 10, 2011

• #7

landrover11019 said:

Just been on ashcrofts website, I might go for the whole package inc fitting, anyone had this done?

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Are you a rich man? no your driver a old land rover
Buy s/h and fit it your self and then you could take the family abroad on a holiday with the money you saved.

 

landrover11019

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• Aug 11, 2011

• #8

spencer1885 said:

Are you a rich man? no your driver a old land rover
Buy s/h and fit it your self and then you could take the family abroad on a holiday with the money you saved.

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I would buy secondhand, if a good unit came along and I knew the seller, otherwise I could end up with a unit worse than mine.

 

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spencer1885

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• Aug 11, 2011

• #9

landrover11019 said:

I would buy secondhand, if a good unit came along and I knew the seller, otherwise I could end up with a unit worse than mine.

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Eday check before you buy
LT77 is an old type box and people want R380 boxes so lots of cheap LT77 boxes knocking about.
I've got a really good one in a old scrap RR which is no good for me as I use a R380.
It's in Cambridge if your interested ?

 

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big si

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• Aug 11, 2011

• #10

i thought that rr lt77 were like disco boxes and wouldn't fit defender .

 

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spencer1885

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• Aug 11, 2011

• #11

bigsi13 said:

i thought that rr lt77 were like disco boxes and wouldn't fit defender .

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I'am not sure , I did sell another LT77 from a RR to a bloke with a disco and he had to change over the rear section before the gear stick would fit.
I have taken the gears out of a LDV van box before and fitted them in a RR gearbox, so most parts fit or can be made to.

 

jamesmartin

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• Aug 11, 2011

• #12

early rrc long stick boxes are so called as they share same gear stick assembly as defender but wont fit defender lt77 as bell housing and input shaft are too long ,later 77s on rrc are exactly the same box as disco

 

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spencer1885

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• Aug 11, 2011

• #13

jamesmartin said:

early rrc long stick boxes are so called as they share same gear stick assembly as defender but wont fit defender lt77 as bell housing and input shaft are too long ,later 77s on rrc are exactly the same box as disco

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That's right it was an early RR with a long gear stick I sold to the disco man.
The box I have in the scrap RR is the later short stick.
Input shafts can be changed over.
All good fun