I've seen T5 and T10 transmissions stuck on just about everything. It
never takes all that much to adapt a transmission to another car as long
as you can get a plate to precisely locate the input shaft concentric with
the crank. You just need a really good reason to do it, and a sanctioning
body that doesn't care if you want to race it.
A Toyota transmission makes a lot more sense--much closer to the right
size, bulletproof five speed, and you can mix and match gears to your
hearts content--they've used the same tranny in a zillion cars.
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Kantarjiev [mailto:cak@dimebank.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:35 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: corvette tranny in GT6?
Got this in my email today. Anyone have a clue of just how much this guy's
leg was being stretched?
> Its probably been 14 or 15 years ago now, but I was walking through
> the pits at the Sebring 12-hour and someone had a GT-6 entered. Since
> I owned one, my brother (the mechanic) and I stopped for a look and a
> chat. Imagine our surprise to see a Hurst shifter. We asked how
> theyd made it fit and they said they had a Corvette transmission in
> the car! Of course, we found this incredulous, but we looked again in
> the engine bay and sure enough, it was the standard Triumph 6-banger.
> They insisted that a Corvette transmission would bolt right up to a
> GT-6/TR-6 bell housing and that the only thing you had to work out was
> the input shaft. However, they were equally insistent that a good
> machine shop could make short work of adapting one to the other.
>
> Now, I cant vouch for this information as my brother was subsequently
> disabled and we didnt continue with our participation in motorsports
> beyond the level of spectators. However, it sure would solve a lot of
> problems for many a Triumph racer if this turned out to be worthwhile
> information.
I can imagine that a new rear plate would be necessary, at least. Or an
adapter for the bellhousing. But if the length were about right...
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