Can anyone tell me if an R27 transmission will work on a /2 or plunger frame boxer engine and final drive?
The notion would be to achieve a higher gearing and do away with the stock airbox for a "racer" replica.
Anyone tried this or have any ideas? If it can be done are any modifications necessary or is it a straight swap?
R27 and /2 transmission interchangeability
Re: R27 and /2 transmission interchangeability
Hi there "J" Stracco
Forget fitting the R27 transmission box to an R51/3 or similar otherwise you will end up with 1 forward gear and 4 reverse gears if you manage the modification. The R27 housing and drive fittings will not fit on a /2 either. What you can do is exchange the insides of and R27 box and put it into a /2 housing. However, linking upto the final drive is another topic. It all depends on your own mechanical and machining skills. In theory everything is possible!
Goodluck!
Mark
Mark Huggett GmbH
Forget fitting the R27 transmission box to an R51/3 or similar otherwise you will end up with 1 forward gear and 4 reverse gears if you manage the modification. The R27 housing and drive fittings will not fit on a /2 either. What you can do is exchange the insides of and R27 box and put it into a /2 housing. However, linking upto the final drive is another topic. It all depends on your own mechanical and machining skills. In theory everything is possible!
Goodluck!
Mark
Mark Huggett GmbH