[Hoop]

The "78" case is not a MUST HAVE item. Indicating that it is THE way do go can cause unnecessary concerns for guys transplanting newer gears into ... say, their original '36 transmission, for example.

That '36 case is not going to crack apart and drop gears all over the street.

Unless you plan to pound the daylights out your transmission ... and even then, nobody can offer positive proof ... there is no need to worry about any "weakness" in earlier cases.

If anyone has worries about preserving their original transmission and original serial number on it, they certainly do not have to toss it in favor of a "78" case.

I hope that dumping the original case is not the advice suggested on this forum.