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6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby Isuzumu » Sun May 10, 2009 10:58 am

OK I am probably loosing it :? :lol: But I really like driving the Wizard, but I hate the auto box in it and would like to put a 6 SS auto box in it. Probably not possible, Bruce Garling has a 6 SS in the Dakar D-Max but I think it is a manual. I suppose I could steal one out of a VW Tourage and make an addaptor :roll: Did someone here change their auto to manual?
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Re: 6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby Francesco » Sun May 10, 2009 11:28 am

Nice posting Bruce, the faces are great hey. Did you work out the spell check? notice how you get a red dote line under incorrect spelt words, just right click it for spelling check
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Re: 6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby Isuzumu » Sun May 10, 2009 11:40 am

Thats clever Francesco
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Re: 6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby geeves » Sun May 10, 2009 2:06 pm

Everything is possible. It just matters how much time and money you have. The cost of a good second hand 6 speed plus fitting will probably cost more than the Wizard did.
In the NZ 4wd Rally series there is a road legal series 1 Landrover running a V12 BMw engine.
Sanding your knuckles before starting work can help. That way you cant skin them
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Re: 6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby Isuzumu » Sun May 10, 2009 3:47 pm

I think someone told me it was about $15k for a box so its probably all wishfull thinking Alan. Next year we would like to buy a new vehicle and Isuzu are talking about bring in the MU 7, but it will probably only have the auto to, so we will go for a D-Max manual.

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Re: 6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby geeves » Sun May 10, 2009 7:42 pm

Theres nothing wrong with a modern auto. Its just us die hard old timers that dont like them
Sanding your knuckles before starting work can help. That way you cant skin them
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Re: 6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby Isuzumu » Sun May 10, 2009 8:04 pm

Overlander 4WD mag over here put the D-Max last in a test of twin cab utes, they said the gear box was "akin to stirrring a stick in a can of rusty ball bearing" it is the same box as in my MU I believe and who here has stuffed one, I use 5th gear heaps towing and I know another member tows quite heavy gear to and has had no problems. Oh the winner was a Hilux at $10k dearer.
Anyway time will tell :D Cheers Bruce
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Re: 6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby Yarno » Sun May 10, 2009 8:13 pm

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Re: 6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby Isuzumu » Mon May 11, 2009 6:39 am

Do you know what it is out of Yarno?

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Re: 6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby Yarno » Mon May 11, 2009 7:02 am

Nope the guy doesn't seem to have much info there, it the first time I have seen one...
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Re: 6 Speed Sequential Gear Box

Postby Isuzumu » Mon May 11, 2009 1:51 pm

OK thanks
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