got the Datsun conversion kit - but finding a B210 around here in
in the San Francisco bay Area is like finding a needle in a hay stack -
was forced to buy from Mini-Mania - darn expensive!
have not gotten to the part of installation though. The Toyota
alternative sounds great - I am also interested - not sure how long
my ribcase will last.
thnx -
Willy
60 BugEye
73 Spridget
> From: "Patton Dickson" <kpatton@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Sprite list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: The Toyota 5-speed kit
> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:34:15 -0600
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> A couple of us were talking about 5-speed conversion last Saturday at the
> NTAHC tech session after we noticed that Mini Mania had listed the Datsun
> kit at two different prices on two different pages in the latest flyer.
> (save $50 by referring to page 12 instead of page 5).
>
> While we were talking, I asked if anyone had ever seen the Toyota kit for
> sale domestically. Seems that I was the only one that had even heard of the
> Toyota kit. Is this kit only available from GB and Australia (where I think
> it originates)? Anybody in the group ever installed this kit?
>
> I know that the installation of this kit is supposed to be more difficult,
> and the cost is higher. But just I wanted to know to satisfy my own
> curiosity. The ONLY advantage that I can think of is that Toyota
> transmissions are probably more plentiful.
>
> Thanks
>
> Patton
>
>
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