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MG TD TF 1500 - mg td overdrive

did anyone here get involved it the ebay sale of an MG TD installed volvo overdrive on Ebay? if so i would be curious to hear a follow up with your experiences. regards, tom
tom peterson

Tom,
I guess I missed that one,,, was it a TD with TD drive train PLUS and ovetdrive unit?????
Steve Wincze

It was a Volvo(?) overdrive unit that supposedly had been removed from a TD.
James Neel TD28423

and it came with the approprate shortened TD drive shaft. it would have been interesting. regards, tom
tom peterson

Model A's owners have used Volvo overdrive units in their cars.
Gene Gillam

There is a mgtf in the Bakersfield California area that the owner installed a Volvo overdrive onto his original T series transmission. I think he was a machinist by trade, and to him it was pretty straightforward...
Joe Buchmiller

Joe, I'd love to talk to your friend. I've been pondering fitting a D-Type OD to my TC gearbox.
Steve Simmons

Steve, sorry, but I have no contact info - just met him at Buttonwillow, as I recall he was somewhat local to the area, so maybe the Bakersfield club knows him.
His car is a red TF 1500.
Joe Buchmiller

Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for him then!
Steve Simmons

A Volvo OD unit.




P S Jennings

It's in a Model A Ford.




P S Jennings

Can we have details on the year model of Volvo that that unit came out of?
I know a Wolseley that could really use one!!!
gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

The usual Volvo gearbox used in T-Series MGs is the J-Type. But it's a complete gearbox, not just the OD unit mated to the MG's unit. That takes special work to accomplish and it isn't straight forward.

If you want a photo of an overdrive in a TD, I can take one and post it. A friend of mine has this very setup in his car. I don't plan to go this route however because I love the TC gearbox the way it is.
Steve Simmons

Back in 2007 this thread was posted,,, but now I can not open the link to the article,,,

Posted 30 July 2007 at 12:15:45 UK time
Steve Wincze, Canton Ctr Ct,
I'm posting a link to an article about an MG TD Overdrive. This was being discussed at the end of a long thread, and I thought it would be of interest to the Board, in case any one can come up with a design.. it's on page 32,,,,
http://www.tregister.org/pdf/6.pdf
SPW


Posted 30 July 2007 at 16:06:37 UK time
Denis L Baggi, Lugano, Switzerland,
Thank you Steve. Yes, this is indeed my design, and I had lost those pictures in a disk crash. Happy it is still around.

There is no question this would work, just give me some time to go about it!



Steve Wincze

The article in Issue 6 of Totally T Type can be found at www.tregister.org/ttt_archive.php

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Dave Williams (TD10254)

Thanks Dave,,, that's the article! here's a whole bunch of usefull stuff there !!!!!
Steve Wincze

Thanks for that link....'all' the past issues are now tucked away on my iPad.....
gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

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