Did those transmissions have a torque converter as well as a clutch like the
old Chrysler products from the 1950's?
JVV
---- Andrew Mace <herald948@aol.com> wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
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>
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> If the chassis surgery required to install the Borg-Warner is simply
> more work than the guy wants to entertain, and no modern equivalent is
> suitable, I'll throw out a couple of wild-assed guesses on other
> options--a decent fab and machining shop could probably adapt the
> working bits of the VW automatic stick shift to the car.
>
>
> ==AM==
> Funny you should mention that, as the VW Beetle's 'semi-automatic' -- if I
> remember correctly --- was rather similar to what was called
> 'Standrive' on the Standard 10 sedan and 'Triumatic' (or 'Trimatic' -- depends
> on what factory literature you're reading) on the Triumph 10.
> Maybe Mike Cook would know if any Triumph 10s were actually sold here in the
> US with Triumatic, which used hydraulics, servos and other
> bells and whistles to actuate the clutch via the shift lever while keeping the
> original four-speed gearbox.
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