Thread: bolt -on gearbox crossmember

How often do you intend taking the gearbox out once you've restored it ?

If it was a high usage vehicle I could justify it but otherwise maybe keep the chassis original and overhaul the clutch/cgearbox so that it doesn't need to be taken out in the near future.

A Series 3 I'm getting back on the road came with a removable crossmember that I could fit in. I'm in the process of overhauling the gearbox, it has a new clutch fitted so if I do a good job I shouldn't need to take it out for a long time.

Colin

Some SIIB Forward Control and the SIII military cross-members were bolted on.

It was a modification done by LROCS members in the early 1970s, however in those days our Series Landys were our daily drive.

If you do the mod to a S1, you are de-valuing the vehicle to later restorers.

Just out of interest, you say you have a 1957 86"???? I thought they were 88" in 1957!

Hello Russ, I fitted a removable gearbox cross member to my vehicle as the original was missing and so it wasn't much of a problem,but if your existing cross member is serviceable I don't think it's worth the effort as you still have to remove the floor to remove the bell housing bolts to engine block across the top and I think you'll find that the bell housing won't fit out under the chassis rails unless the vehicle is raised slightly ie. bell housing still bolted to the gearbox,but just my 2 bobs worth.
Regards John

Don't post the same question in two different places.

It confuses people.

Read this post.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread...74#post1729774

Originally Posted by JFD

Hello Russ, I fitted a removable gearbox cross member to my vehicle as the original was missing and so it wasn't much of a problem,but if your existing cross member is serviceable I don't think it's worth the effort as you still have to remove the floor to remove the bell housing bolts to engine block across the top and I think you'll find that the bell housing won't fit out under the chassis rails unless the vehicle is raised slightly ie. bell housing still bolted to the gearbox,but just my 2 bobs worth.
Regards John

The beauty of the removable cross member is that you don't have to remove the seat box to remove the gearbox.

You can also remove the transfer box off the back of the gearbox and take it out underneath, without either having a removable cross-member or jacking up the car.

Similarly you can then remove the gearbox by only lifting the floor panels, but you need to jack up the car to pull the bellhousing under the chassis side rails.

Thanks for your help and advice.
I'll leave the X-member as it is
Sorry about the double post - just wasnt sure it would be best to put it!
I'm fairly sure that the year is 57 but not 100%
R

chassis number?