Doug--
I have a Smitty's conversion on my BN1 with the Toyota W58 transmission. Do
you have the Smitty's installation manual? It has all the information you
need--ditch the mechanical linkage and go over to a hydraulic master/slave
set-up, it's great. I eventually upgraded to a BJ8 diaphragm clutch and it is
light and positive.
Probably the most daunting aspect of the conversion was the replacement of
the BN1 transmission tunnel with a proper one to fit the Smitty bell housing.
The BN1 tunnel is very small and I used the Moss FG tunnel for a 100-6,
filled the side-shift hole and cut it to fit--it replaced both the front and
intermediate sections, though I did have to fabricate a new extension panel.
I
know the BN2 tunnel is larger than that for the BN1 and perhaps it will
accommodate the Smitty's bell housing.
If you or anyone else need any information contact me offllist--I can point
you to several good sites on Toyota transmission ID and selection but the
list server will strip the links.
Best--Michael Oritt
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In a message dated 5/3/2008 8:52:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dougnewton@sbcglobal.net writes:
Good Morning List- I know there are many of you who have converted their
stock transmissions to a Toyota, but most of the folks who have done this
are you guys who have 100-6 or later cars. I was hoping that if there are
some of you who have done this to a BN2, that you will respond with the
steps you had to take to get this completed.
My main concern is the mechanical clutch linkage and how it has to work with
the Toyota tranny; were you able to use it or did you have to use some sort
of a Clutch Slave Cylinder to make things work?
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