W50 in a W40 case?

[sbfoot]

I want to change my 12r 4 speed to a 5 speed
I would like to use a W40 case but use the internals and extension houseing from a W50 as the slave cylinder mounts are cast into the case of the W40.
Any one know if this can be done?
Thanks Scott

[river]

Hi,

Not sure. You need to see the internals of both gearboxes.

Check this thread.....

http://www.toymods.org.au/forums/showthread.php?t=4965

seeyuzz
river

[CrUZida]

Isn't the bellhousing removable? (it has been on all the W40's and W50's I've had)

[cambelt]

Have you 100% got a W40 and not a L 40 , they did have a change around RT80 era.
Dave

[sbfoot]

Yeah definately W40.
clutch slave cylinder is mounted on the body of the W40,which is different to my W50,I would prefer to have those mounts so I was hoping to put the w50 internals in the w40 case.Have done some research and the bearing that hold the 3 shafts are the same between both boxes but thats all the info i could find,hence this post.
Thanks Scott

[CrUZida]

Any chance you can grab a pic?
You've got me curious.

[crowncustom]

Yes you can.W 40 has the provisions on the output shaft to put the fifth gear assembly on.
This was one of the first things I did on block release at Tech about 25yrs ago when we were doing gearboxes and diffs.
Cheers Brett.

[sbfoot]

Thanks Brett and others for the input,I'll start stripping them both down as soon as i get the time.
Scott.

[rtrona]

Excellent, was wondering this myself. Brett your full of information