Dolomite auto box in a Dolomite

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Dolomite auto box in a Dolomite

#1 Post by yorkshire_spam »

Any idea if a Dolomite automatic gearbox will fit in the boot of a Dolomite automatic?
Asking for a friend.... honest.

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It will with a bit of fettling and cutting, also relocation of the fuel tank and you may have problems with having the output shaft reaching the engine as well as the linkages.

On a serious note no they won't, take the seat base out and chuck it on the floor in back.
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#3 Post by MIG Wielder »

How about ...
Remove spare wheel put in a bin-bag and put in front passenger foot well.
Ditto the Boot board and carpet behind the driver's seat .
The bell housing end of the auto-box then goes in the boot in the spare wheel well on a foam buffer and the back end goes across the fuel tank also on a foam buffer.
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#4 Post by xvivalve »

Dimensions of a BW 'box are 66 cm long, 42 cm across the bellhousing and 36 cm high (but the dipstick extends the height to 53 cm.
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#5 Post by yorkshire_spam »

Thanks guys... my "friend" might just use the big modern to collect it instead! ;-)
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