Nick;
I had been looking into this for a while... there is a fellow
in New Zealand
(Conversion Components, it is on the Monster List) who makes custom
bellhousings to match Toyota trannys to all sorts of other stuff..
including Triumph sixes. The full kit (less tranny) runs about $700 US,
and requires only that you have the propshaft modified in length and
bend up a bracket to suit your crossmember.
He recommends using the 2T tranny, from a Corolla, claiming that it will
take 200 hp easily. These boxes are supposed to be pretty good, but the
aluminum one out of the Supra is alleged to be bulletproof. Of course
it is a bit too wide to fit in a GT6/Spit without serious frame mods.
I have a coupla copies of his advertising material, if you'd like I'll
mail you one.
aaron
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick [SMTP:Nickbk@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 1998 6:20 PM
To: Triumph Guys
Subject: Sixes and "Optional" Trannies...
Fellow Triumphers-
Well, I spent the day scrounging around in the mud and grease of
Northern
Cal, lookin at as many 5 speed transmissions as I could. It
looks like a
Toyota Corolla trans would be an easy fit, but I am a little
skeptical of
the "robustness" of that unit. Anyone have any Toyota experience
out there
? (It's ok to reply just to me about this as I understand any
reluctance to
"expose" yourself here on the TR list ...)
Second choice will be a little tougher to fit, but will easily
handle the
additional torque of the "Famous" six cylinder TR's. Toyota
again looks
like the second place winner here as well (one of the few
short/small
trannies that have removable bellhousings), with a Celica 5
speed box.
Somebody must have tried this already, or must have some Toyota
racin
experience...
So how come my shower knob rotates almost 360 degrees from hot
to cold, but
there's no discernable movement between TOO hot and TOO cold...
Nick in Nor Cal
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