What to do now?

[pintglass]

On the way to rs4 my auto box \'lets go\'. I have no first, reverse or final drive. Do I?
 
a) Replace with 2nd hand box
b) Look for an FD with a blown engine
c) Transplant to my E2200 Van
 
Suggestions please...
 
Thanks

[slippers]

Sorry to hear that mate,

I do have the name and a tel no of the guy in kent that rebuilt/modified sicknote\'s auto gearbox on his FD.  Let me know if you woulfd like it.

I also might know where you could get a second hand one off a cosmo (I dont know if the fd and cosmo boxes are exactly the same).

Regards
Jon

[pintglass]

Thanks Jon,
 
Have sent Carl at Hayward Rotary an email to see if he has something suitable.
 
I will ring rxmotors as well as they have a fair few cosmo parts in stock usually.
 
PS thanks for the cd

[royal]

Is it very practical to do a manual conversion?

[pintglass]

Hmmm,
 
I have seen a number of cosmo\'s with manual conversions done. Sounds appealing but I dont think it would suit the character of the car. Another consideration is that I\'m due to move to Scotland very shortly so cant have the car in bits for too long while I source everything required.
 
Thanks anyway

[banned advertiser]

Oddball on here (john) has a good second hand one for sale, he has converted to manual.
£200
PM him

[pintglass]

Thanks Gary have pm\'d Oddball
 
Fingers crossed

[pintglass]

I have heard from Oddball, he has an FD auto box, but will it fit?
 
Anyone have a clue on this?
 
Thanks

[banned advertiser]

Get john to send some photos, as I believe if you have a 13b comso it should be ok but the 20b was slightly different, I think it was the starter mounts differently. Or wait for one of our resident Gurus to tell

[jinx]

Try Hardy Engineering in Leatherhead - they will rebuild just about any box from 1920\'s to present.

[Ultraman_Cosmo]

the fd box is different in many ways including mountings and wiring. i was looking to take this route when ours packed up but found it wasn\'t going to be possible. we forunately found a good secondhand box, but the place where we got the box from don\'t have another i\'m afraid. you\'re going to need to find a good second hand one or get yours rebuilt. annoyingly, 20b ones aren\'t difficult to source as people get those hust for the engines. good luck, sorry to be the voice of doom!

[Ultraman_Cosmo]

btw, the box you need is model no. BM500

[pintglass]

Thanks Ultraman,
 
Have been to super 7 today, he had a BF500 model that looked good, brought it home, its 2.5 inches longer than the original box. Took the original along for comparison but only checked obvious things such as wiring looms, splines, etc. Dad took one look and said \'too long\', the chassis has alternate mounting holes but the prop shaft would then be too long...
 
My fault entirely, will know next time. Have rung Jason as Super 7, he has called all his contacts in the country, no boxes anywhere.
 
Anyone fancy a tidy 13b Cosmo without a gearbox? good compression (high 7\'s)...

[banned advertiser]

Try contacting DHM on here, is in NZ or OZ I believe and has more parts and knowledge than most on Cosmos.
Send him a PM

[Ultraman_Cosmo]

i\'m told there is someone in essex with a box, with give you more info as soon as i get it. phil.