W50 box Question.

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Can anyone give me a definitive answer on whether a steel case W50 is compatible with a 1g bellhousing?

Google just confuses me more, half yes/no.

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the pattern on the front of the gearbox is the same for W55/56/57/58/59 and the G series alloy Hilux and Hiace boxes (G52, G55 I think), a sort of tilited over oval shape.

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The older steel case boxes (W40, W50) have an almost square bolt pattern with only 4 bolts. You can sort of see it here.

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Your issue is getting the bellhousing to fit a T or G series engine, the other end should be relatively easy to source. Depending how carried away you want to get though you can grab any T series bellhousing and weld it to the bellhousing from whatever gearbox you get, just need to be very accurate.

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So Nah?

[smokin' joe]

T and G are interchangeable and i used the G bell to mate the 4wd liteace box (W55 bolt pattern) to a spare 3T for the beach buggy.

so in reverse, a 3T bell can be used to mate a G motor to a W50 box .

likewise the S and C bells are supposed to interchange

[Seedy Al]

Yeah man, steel case early W (40 or 50) box (often called the celica box) has 4 bolts that bolt them to the bell housing

They are totally totally different to a W-55 etc

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Cheers Al, think iv got it sussed now.