Sean:
Have you considered the Toyota 5-speed conversion? Very nice alternative for a
total price of the unit and kit at around $1500.
Andy Packard
CD6746L with 5-speed and Goodparts LSD
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> Dear Team.net Members,
>
> This evening my wife and I spoke of purchasing and
> installing an Overdrive transmission into our 1975
> TR6. I spoke with John at Quantumechanics.com and we
> are seriously considering a purchase. Now the
> challenge...
>
> Our local mechanic says it will take him 14 - 16 hours
> to install the shaft (into the tranny) and install the
> tranny into the car (including wire running, switch
> installation etc.) At $90 per hour, that adds about
> an additional $1,400 to the initial cost of ~ $1,600.
> Clearly I can't justify $3,000 for an Overdrive
> Transmission.
>
> The question is how hard is it to install this myself
> and is there a WEBSITE / Instruction booklet that I
> could use? The Bentley Complete Official assumes that
> you either have one installed or you don't. I'd love
> to hear from a few of you that have already done this
> to guage the complexity of the challenge. I think
> that I could do it but need some encouragement.
> Please help, and thanks. This list is the greatest!
>
>
>
>
>
> Sean O'Brien
> 1975 Topaz TR6
> http://www.triumphowners.com/679
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