richiep
Club Member
Hi all,
A spending spree on 200SX boxes means it’s time for me to sell my spare gearbox. This is a 71B 5-speed gearbox that was fitted to my car when I bought it in 2003 up until a couple of years ago when I installed an S14a box because I wanted the more modern shift feel and a short shifter. Unlike so many used boxes knocking around, this one is thus a known quantity. No whines, knocks, crunches, jumping out of gear, bad behaviour. I always felt the shift into 5th required a ‘sympathetic’ technique but I think that’s more down to the nature of the box than a problem (comparing it to modern shifts).
As shown, it is fitted with a four-bolt output flange to connect it to the early two-piece propshaft found in 70-71 cars. However, this can be removed to use it with the later slip yoke-equipped props in late-71 onwards cars. A gearstick can be included. I will however be keeping the 3.9 ratio speedo drive gear (I’ll pop a different one in to block the hole).
I’ll clean it up a bit more this week to show off it’s condition better but here’s a couple of photos to be going on with. I’m going to start by asking £450. Yes, you can find cheap boxes for half that, but those more often than not look like hell and are a totally unknown quantity until bolted up and revealed to be junk. I will vouch for this one as I used it for about 800-1000 miles a year 2003-4 and 2008-16.
Collection only from Macclesfield or maybe Derby, unless the buyer wants to sort a palette and all pickup arrangements.
A spending spree on 200SX boxes means it’s time for me to sell my spare gearbox. This is a 71B 5-speed gearbox that was fitted to my car when I bought it in 2003 up until a couple of years ago when I installed an S14a box because I wanted the more modern shift feel and a short shifter. Unlike so many used boxes knocking around, this one is thus a known quantity. No whines, knocks, crunches, jumping out of gear, bad behaviour. I always felt the shift into 5th required a ‘sympathetic’ technique but I think that’s more down to the nature of the box than a problem (comparing it to modern shifts).
As shown, it is fitted with a four-bolt output flange to connect it to the early two-piece propshaft found in 70-71 cars. However, this can be removed to use it with the later slip yoke-equipped props in late-71 onwards cars. A gearstick can be included. I will however be keeping the 3.9 ratio speedo drive gear (I’ll pop a different one in to block the hole).
I’ll clean it up a bit more this week to show off it’s condition better but here’s a couple of photos to be going on with. I’m going to start by asking £450. Yes, you can find cheap boxes for half that, but those more often than not look like hell and are a totally unknown quantity until bolted up and revealed to be junk. I will vouch for this one as I used it for about 800-1000 miles a year 2003-4 and 2008-16.
Collection only from Macclesfield or maybe Derby, unless the buyer wants to sort a palette and all pickup arrangements.
