jaboruch wrote:
> Jack et all, I am running a chevy T5 transmission in may car, out of a
> chevy Chevette. It is the same tranny as in some of the V8 powered
> cars except that the input shaft is longer, the spline is different
> and it has a ford style case. It is a 5 speed with a .86 5th gear,
> and the other ratios are very similar to the TR ones. It is not,
> however, a close ratio, but I am still trying to see if I can get
> gears to make it a close ratio. I made a bell housing by cutting it
> off of a TR trans, and fabricated an adapter plate to go between the
> trans and bell housing, and welded it to the bell housing. This was
> the first year that I ran it, and it worked great. I was able to use
> the stock TR rear mount and only had to elongate the holes on it. the
> shift fits through the stock opening without modification, and I used
> the stock clutch slave cylinder and cross rod.
>
> If anyone has any questions about it I would be glad to help out, but
> I will be In Texas all week working and won't have access to my email,
> so it will be awhile before I can respond. Joe(B)
This sounds like a very interesting "conversion" that
might have appeal beyond that of just the racing
TR folks. It would make a great "tech article" for
the clubs.
Cheers,
Bill Sohl
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