Possible Overdrive Setup

by **sleepyzzz** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:05 am

you have my interest, but at $2,000 i wouldn't bite. i would propose a group buy and have a guarantee that you can line up at least 10 that would purchase, and the manufacturer might drop his price. still that might not be enough to cover their R & D

by **jwgreen** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:49 am

That was just a SWAG on the price. I will know more once they get a hands on look at it. I will advise everyone when I know more.

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by **RiverPatrol** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:50 am

jwgreen wrote:Yeah Merlin it is. Is he a member here?? Name doesn't sound familiar.

Great! He contacted you as a result of my post on Ratsun. I don't think he is a member here yet, that's why I went there. Let's hope this all pans out. :pray:

sleepyzzz wrote:you have my interest, but at $2,000 i wouldn't bite.

It is a bit steep, yet I consider how much $$$ I put into a Patrol to make it a daily driver just to have the limitations of the 3-speed have it sit in the garage most of the time. And then it ends up getting replaced with a Jeep or something. The price is still lower than what you can get a Marks 5 speed for, and many people were/are willing to do that. I personally think spending money on an overdrive would be a far better investment than a professional paint job. That's just me, though. :confusion-shrug:

by **Swerve** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:42 pm

All,

Having had a five speed, they are a pain to install and remove if you change cars, or uses etc.

This option would be quite simple to install and remove, no driveline changes and even if $2k I would be interested. At least I know if I sell a G60 I can easily take it off etc.

Like all things untill we get a cost, definite gearing results, very hard for us to make a decision. But like all large projects, I'm sure that initial price will be based on a minimum order. So it is a catch 22.

Very keen to see where this goes.

Steve

by **jwgreen** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:42 pm

Ok folks here my next task for you. The guy says that he needs a Brand Spanking New gear for the transfer case to take measurements from and such to make this OD. I know I'm probably asking for a miracle from the Great Patrol God above but is there a such thing out there?? If so where is it and how much??

by **RiverPatrol** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:44 pm

Which gear exactly? I'm not following. Good luck on finding NOS transfer case gears.

by **jwgreen** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:48 pm

I'm not sure exactly as I've never seen the inside of that thing. I'm just gonna wait till he gets a look at it I guess and go from there. I was assuming that the gears would be somewhat standard gears that someone still makes :think:

but I haven't the first clue about gearing and such so I would have to defer to someone with a little more knowledge on that!!

by **Esteban** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:25 pm

I'm sure the guy is talking by the gear that's installed in the transfer case on the output driveshaft from the transmission. His overdrive assembly will include a similar new pinion, attached to the epicyclic gearing reduction system.

Read this article and you'll have a clear idea:

http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/model_18.htm

The idea for the Patrol will be the same.

by **RiverPatrol** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:36 pm

Esteban wrote:I'm sure the guy is talking by the gear that's installed in the transfer case on the output driveshaft from the transmission. His overdrive assembly will include a similar new pinion, attached to the epicyclic gearing reduction system.

Read this article and you'll have a clear idea:

http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/model_18.htm

The idea for the Patrol will be the same.

So what are the odds of finding one of those NOS?

by **jwgreen** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:54 pm

So which one of these is he gonna need?? #9 or #18??

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