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Originally Posted by Walt Fricke
Is the market really so nuts that a "close to matching numbers" gear box adds value? Certainly no one buying a car to drive would prefer 4 to 5 speeds, would they?
Besides, while the ring and pinion and the 1st gear are the same for the 5 and 4 speeds of that era, the other gears aren't (and while you can put 5th in the 4th gear position, the 5ths aren't the same as the 4th in a 4 speed), so you are going to have to hunt up the innards of a 4 speed, or source used gears (or new replicas) from Mr. Monson or Carquip G-Box or some other seller of gears. But maybe whole 4 speed boxes from that era are scarcer than hen's teeth?
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4spd uses A,H,Q,X which aren't terribly rare ratios, however I read his post so say he just wants the right case and will move all the 5spd stuff over. If it were me, I would't bother unless it was the actual right serial number case. Like you say, it likely has nil effect on value.
As an aside, a member here today told me that Stan at Gbox has closed up shop. You might want to ring him and see if he's still in business before sending referrals there.