Well Lou all you say is true, and I loved the overdrive in my
original TR3...but...John's setup is far more expensive than the 5
speed. All the parts are 40-50 years old, even if reconditioned. I
hear horror story after horror story about solenoids that won't
engage or main shafts that are broken.
I got my TR3 to drive, and all the modifications I have made are to
make it more reliable, and I think I have succeeded...I don't care
about how much it will be worth to my Estate as my daughter will
surely continue to drive it.
Value to me is the enjoyment of driving the car, enjoying the
true feeling of a sports car that only a sidescreen triumph can
give to me.
>Bill:
>
>A better alternative is to install an A type Laycock overdrive unit to your
>transmission. John Esposito is the undisputed master of the British
>transmissions and his method is for you to send him your transmission (I
>shipped mine via UPS). John will change to the proper length mainshaft,
>attach a fully reconditioned and guaranteed Laycock overdrive and return for
>the drop-in installation. If requested John can supply wiring harness, relay
>and switches. It doesn't get any better than cruising at 80 MPH at 3150 RPM
>in a fifty year old TR2.
>
>John Esposito is in Monroe, Connecticut and can be reached at 203-459-9612 or
>quantumechan@earthlink.net
>
>Preach mode on - I have been around classic / antique / collector cars for a
>long time and the adage constantly preached is that the more you deviate from
>original form, fit and function, the more you lessen the value. I continually
>hear that it is my car and yada, yada but I feel that is being very short
>sighted. In 2035, my estate's executrix will have no problem getting asking
>price for an all original TR2. Will yours have a problem explaining parts
>availability for an old fashioned 1990 era transmission that no one seems to
>remember what it is? - Preach mode off.
>
>Lou Metelko
>Auburn, Indiana
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3
aka
Casper
Wallace, CA
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