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wyatt Wyatt W penguin point, Michigan...drift ice, Antarctica Sign in to contact 1957 Porsche 356 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1960 MG MGA & more	Topic Creator (OP) Jan 28, 2015 06:50 PM Joined 18 years ago 44,195 Posts

...I have a 1966 D type Volvo P1800 drivetrain, how much if any of it could be used in MGB applications.

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Re: ...transmission topic made me wonder... #2
mgv8glen Glenn Towery Dover, DE, USA Sign in to contact 1974 MG MGB GT	Jan 28, 2015 07:17 PM Top Contributor Joined 16 years ago 6,780 Posts

I have a 71 Volvo 145 drive train that I am putting in a 71 GT but I am going to put the T5 trans in mine for the Volvo had 4 sp. only.

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dipstick Kenny Snyder (RIP) La Center, WA, USA Sign in to contact 1941 Ford N-Series 1958 MG MGA 1500 Coupe "Rosie" 1970 MG MGB GT "Pat's GT" 1971 MG MGB "Gifted To Me" & more	Jan 28, 2015 07:57 PM Top Contributor Joined 15 years ago 7,564 Posts

"...I have a 1966 D type Volvo P1800 drivetrain, how much if any of it could be used in MGB applications."

Somewhat off topic: I had a hot TR4A-OD and got into a stop light street drag race with a TD which blew my doors off. Turns out it had a Volvo drive train.

Be safe out there.
Kenny

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ACE2 Robert Kinzey Palm Bay, FL, USA Sign in to contact 1970 MG MGB	Jan 29, 2015 05:11 AM Joined 10 years ago 1,183 Posts

You could probably use it all. An OD tranny would be nice thought the Volvo crowd is embracing the T5. I suspect that the usual problems of shift lever location, tunnel and cross member clearance would come into play.

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Boris67MGB Richard Boris Kings Park. NY 11754, USA Sign in to contact 1967 MG MGB	Jan 29, 2015 06:30 AM Joined 13 years ago 1,142 Posts

I had a discussion with John Esposito a few weeks ago when I visited his shop regarding Volvo D type overdrive. The discussion dealt with using internal Volvo components & annulus to increase the output ratio from approx 20%; to approx 33%. John essentially said it can be done, except you would need an adapter to couple the drive shaft. I am thinking about doing this mod, if I can find a useable & correct Volvo D type.

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mgv8glen Glenn Towery Dover, DE, USA Sign in to contact 1974 MG MGB GT	Jan 29, 2015 07:57 AM Top Contributor Joined 16 years ago 6,780 Posts

After all you do to get the Volvo O/D in, to me all you have is a OLD bucket of bolts D type O/D, they are not all that reliable! I am going to build a B that will run a lot of trouble free miles.

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