GTV - clunk when moving off

[bteoh]

I think I may have seen your car at Cilebertis - those exhaust manifolds were bad

[poohbah]

Yep - broke clean in two once they were pulled off!

Interesting feel to the overhauled box - is pretty stiff, obviously will take some time to run in and loosen up.

But no grinding, and you can really feel it slot into each gear.

BTW - what did you have in the shop? Even though every trip there costs me, I do enjoy wandering around and seeing what else is in.

[bteoh]

Mine wasn't in the shop but I am just getting new guides put in my Alfetta GTV6 heads, and getting the head skimmed and valves cut. Can't wait to hear the glorious sound of the 2.5 V6 once again

[poohbah]

Cheers BT. Would love to hear the V6 too. I miss the growl of my 156 Busso dearly! Though I also love the bark of the 2.0, especially now the manifolds have been replaced.

And hi there Sportiva. My new box feels much as you have described, though it has already freed up quite a bit. I took it for a long drive yesterday. It is quite a difference feeling it slot into gear so definitively.

[carlo rossi]

I think I want your car Poohbah when your've finished with it
it will be almost new
PS they tell there are 2 different sets of ratios early and late and then theres the 75s
which is the better one and why '
cheers guys

[poohbah]

Cheers Sportiva, and hi there Carlo - I feel like I have repainted the Harbour Bridge ... next priority is to tidy up the bodywork, but I think it will be a while before I am ready (and flush enough) to splash out too much on paint etc.

I actually asked the workshop about swapping in a 75TS gearbox (admittedly after mine had been rebuilt), and they said it isn't just a straight swap, but also needs a bit of modification and fettling, so in addition to the cost of sourcing one in reasonable nick, it would still be a pretty costly exercise for someone like me who doesn't have the expertise to do the work myself.

Regardless, one week in and the new gearbox has really loosened up already. It feels so good to not fear the old 2nd gear crunch, particularly when its still cold!

[poohbah]

Cheers Sportiva. I really envy your mechanical aptitude - would no doubt make my motoring interests a lot less costly. You are spot on about the new synchros - I can now (almost) imagine a car reviewer in '81 talking about the positive feel of gear selection in the latest GTV!