Fred,
Follow the link on my web page (http://pages.prodigy.net/mikeross ) to
Conversions Components under my LIST OF MODIFICATIONS PLANNED. They have a
conversion for a Toyota 5 speed.
Mike Ross
'67 Spitfire (soon to be a Spit 6)
'66 Spitfire
'69 GT6 (parts car)
'70 GT6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Griffiths" <griffco@mail.cadvision.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
>
> With all this talk about hard to find ODs, and their unreliability, why
not
> contemplate fitting a 5 speed transmission?
>
> I am sure it haas been done, but what would be a good model to use with
the
> least amount of work?
>
> I know, I know, it's not original, but....
> Cheers, Fred
>
> David Moag wrote:
>
> > Laura,
> >
> > I just wanted to second Dean's opinion of the O/D. When I first got my
Spit
> > it didn't have one, and I'd have to wind it up pretty well to stay up
with
> > traffic. I tried to limit my freeway driving as much as possible (which
in
> > LA, as you know, is not too easily accomplished). Now that one in the
car,
> > it is SO much nicer that I really would NOT want to have one without an
O/D.
> > But again, Nigel's engine is capable of quite a bit more than my stock
77 w/
> > smog controls can give me.
> >
> > Dave Moag
> > 62 TR3B
> > 77 Spitfire
> > La Canada, CA
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dean Dashwood
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:24 AM
> > To: Laura.G@141.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
> >
> > Laura,
> >
> > Good point about more things to go wrong. In fact, in the time I've had
my
> > car,
> > the overdrive has gone wrong far more times than anything else. But
it's
> > always
> > been a simple electrical problem (broken wire, inhibitor switch worn,
etc)
> > which
> > I've always been able to fix myself, so it's not really bothered me - of
> > course,
> > this will vary depending on individual ability.
> >
> > Personally, I would think twice about buying a car without overdrive,
> > especially
> > as a daily driver - it really is much more pleasant to be able to reduce
the
> > rpms by 1000 or so when cruising along the motorway. To me, having to
> > remove
> > the gearbox tunnel every few months to fix a wire is a fair price to pay
for
> > that.
> >
> > Of course, Nigel is not your average Spitfire, so he may be able to take
the
> > high RPM much better than my car!
> >
> > Dean
> > ------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, May 23 2000 10:21:54 GMT-0600
> > From: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine)
> > Subject: Re: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
> >
> > None of my Spits have had o/d. With Nigel, we've talked about it. Then
one
> > of
> > the guys from my local Triumph club said he could get me (a used) one at
a
> > good
> > price. I thought about it. Talked about it with Dave. Talked about it
with
> > the
> > English guy who works for Dave. In all, I talked to about 5 different
people
> > and
> > what it came down to is that it's a nice thing to have-but not a
necessity
> > and
> > more importantly-it'll be just *another thing to break or go wrong*.
> >
> > That last bit, coming from individuals I respect and who hadn't confered
> > with
> > each other convinced me not to do it.
> >
> > This year, at least!
> >
> > Laura G.
>
>
>
> --
> Fred & Wendy Griffiths,
> Calgary, Canada
> http://www.cadvision.com/griffco/index.htm
> mailto: griffco@cadvision.com
>
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