If indeed Bill is correct in the assumptiion that the Bell Housing in question
is
the GT6, I have a spare one if anybody is interested. It (of course) is
aluminum
and as such would be rather inexpensive to ship.
Joe Curry (Seattle area)
Bill Woodruff wrote:
> At 11:42 PM 12/15/97 +0100, Jochen Saal wrote:
> >Hi folks,
> >
> >A few weeks ago I told you about a tranny conversion for a TR6 and
> promised to
> >get further information for the list. Sorry for keeping some of you
> waiting, but
>
> >information. The gearbox is the 5-speed box from a Rover 3500 or late
> TR7/8. To
> >use it in the TR6 (TR3/4/5 as well, but TR6 clutch needs to be used) they
> use a
> >different bell housing. The owner of this company did not tell me which bell
> >housing he is using, that’s his big secret! So it’s up to us to guess
> which one
> >might fit. The clutch slave cylinder is on the right side and therefore the
>
> Well if anybody can figure it out, this group can. I'll guess the GT6
> aluminum bell housing. The slave cylinder is on the right side, it bolts
> to the TR6/GT6 block, and it bolts to the GT6/Spitfire transmission. There
> is one contrary piece of info however:
>
> >might fit. The clutch slave cylinder is on the right side and therefore the
> >‘routing’ of the exhaust pipes have to be modified. No modification on the
>
> The GT6 slave points towards the passenger compartment, so it wouldn't
> interfere with the exhaust. Anybody else care to guess or comment?
>
> William Woodruff woodruff@fail.com
> San Francisco, CA
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