John Dombey writes:
> How easy/hard/difficult/impossible is it to take an early TR6 gearbox,
> (I've got both a '69 and a '70 box) and mate it to a J-type overdrive?
Richard Smith comments:
> Easy nuts-&-bolts job. BUT...
> You'll have to strip the gearbox, beacuse you also need to replace the
> gearbox output shaft for one intended for the J overdrive. The only way you
> can do this is to totally dismantle the gearbox anmd rebuild it around the
> new output shaft.
I'll second Richard's opinion. You'll also need the following parts if they
weren't supplied with the overdrive: Right-angle speedometer adapter ($100),
Overdrive switch ($50), Wiring harness ($30), Escutcheon ($15).
Is it worth it? In my opinion, YES!
-- Flemming Larsen flarsen@uclink.berkeley.edu
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