Jim & Douglas AFAIK you could also fit an o/d gearbox from a 2000, 2500 or 2.5PI saloon to a GT 6 engine. Left inner chassis lip has to be modified slightly with a BFH or grinder in order to accommodate the clutch slave cylinder, but that's not a big deal. However, I have no idea what that would do to the speed gear ratios.
Another possibility might be an o/d gearbox from a 2 liter Vitesse. AFAIK this unit is similar to the GT6 unit. Kind regards. Chris de Wet . PO Box 472 , Ifafi , 0260 , South Africa . '56 TR 3 . '64 Spitfire 4 (Mk 1) . '67 GT 6 (Mk 1) . " Triumphs are meant to be driven .... keep them on the road " -----Original Message----- From: Douglas Frank [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 28 August, 2003 07:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Spitfire O/D GT-6 O/D More Info. jim williams wrote: I want to place a complete single rail Spitfire O/D trans. behind the GT-6 motor. I'll jump in and ask, "why do this?" The GT6 gearbox is already questionably strong enough for the destroked TR6 mill, and the Spit box is weaker yet. Most people contemplating a swap (by which I mean, everyone on the world except you Jim), tries to shoehorn a TR6 box in, or do the Japanese 5-speed conversion being sold out of New Zealand, or else John Esposito's Ford equivalent. The Spit box won't last in a GT6 unless driven gently. And, the speed gear ratios are wrong. You'll have to redline the thing to keep up with traffic. -- Douglas Frank "This e-mail is sent in terms of the following policy/disclaimer. Click on this link http://www.sapo.co.za/mail_disclaimer.htm to read full disclaimer." /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
