Hi all,
I am probably going to get a Getrag 265 5-speed from South Africa for my
tiger since the Supra boxes are much harder to find in these parts. The 265
(with the dog-leg 1st gear) was fitted to many "Motorsport" BMWs, some V12
Jaguars, and some more exotic machines (Lotus, Maserati etc.) It has been
successfully raced in Tigers in South Africa and in Jaguars in the US and
UK. Found this..."One Getrag 265 we have been racing in the LLoyd E type for
4 years no change and constantly a winner...
You can get the Getrags in the US from Metric Mechanic (www.metricmechanic)
for about $2,000 or try www.car-part or your local car recycler. I found a
few of them at www.car-part for $300-700-- they were fitted to a lot of the
bigger BMW 5, 6 and 7 series cars and Jag XJ6/XJS in the early to mid
eighties. There were a few different ratios, if you are interested, I have
them somewhere. I am going to see if I can use a BMW or Tiger II bellhousing.
SUPRA W55-W59
Here is the info I've collected on the Supra 5-speed conversion. It sounds
like a very good option with the transmission available in the US for very
low prices and the bellhousings from Australia (they ship regularly to the
US.) The W-series Toyota boxes are good for up to 350hp and are smooth
shifting. You will need the W55 to W59 from the non-turbo Supras (1982-98.)
Bellhousings and complete kits are made by:
Dellow Automotive Pty LTD (also does kits for T5, Tremec etc.)
37 Daisy Street
Devesby, NSW 2212
PO Box 43 Revesby North 2212
(02) 7744419 fax: (02) 7744783
Jeff Dellow
A complete kit (excl. gearbox) is AUS$725 (about US$448.) Shiping is US$121
air or $53 sea.
Conversion Components
www.conversioncomp.co.nz
Colin Dray at conversioncomp@xtra.co.nz
Their complete kit is US$755 (excl. gearbox) and US1196 (with gearbox) both
including airfreight to USA. They will do a Getrag 265 gearbox to
small-block Ford kit for US$830 (incl. airfreight.)
The kits include bell housing, clutch, pressure plate, rear cross
member, speedometer cable, push rod, yoke, clutch fork, and maybe the slave
cylinder. They will sell the kit only, allowing you to locally source a
transmission. Looks like the only welding is to the prop shaft. They will
ship worldwide.
There are 4 gearing variations available for the Supra boxes:
W55 W57 W58 W59
1st 3.57 3.28 3.28 3.95
2nd 2.06 1.89 1.89 2.14
3rd 1.38 1.27 1.27 1.27
4th 1 1 1 1
5th .85 .86 .78 .85
Dellow offers four possible stick positions: 18", 19", 20 1/2" and 21",
as measured from the front of the box. Their bellhousings are 6.5" long.
Dellow also supply a "Qik-Shifter" which reduces shifter throw by 50%. The
gearbox is 20" long and their bellhousing is 6.5" long.
The W58 and W59 gearboxes are common in the US. The part numbers will be
400-58XXX for the W58 and 400-59XXX for the W59. I found hundreds on
www.car-part.com ranging from $35 up to $1000 with most being $200-300.
These are the addresses of those who have these transmissions listed on
www.car-part.com:
jbap@capital.net NY
sales@gundies.com WA
tony@cunningham-brothers.com VA
parts@generalautorecycling.com RI
rstevo@aol.com OH
reitmanautoparts@aol.com KY
FITZUAP@aol.com VA
parts@hywayauto.com IL
apos@shelby.net NC
parts@lecavalier.com Can- Qc
centralcityauto@aol.com OH
rct@eautoinc.com FL
parts@nordstomsauto.com SD
parts@charliesautoparts.com TX
fstebbins@stebbinsauto.com KY
parts@standard.actual-america.com Can-On
info@aw.recar.gateway.net CA
ritewayap@aol.com AZ
hilltopas@aol.com NY
sales@crabtreeauto.com UT
parts@bargermattson.com ID
sales@areliableautoparts.com IL
parts@foreignautosalvage.com KY
parts@smig.net MN
jhon001@aol.com IA
jjforeign@efortress.com AR
chip911@aol.com TN
parts@wayneautosalvage.com NC
parts@waltonimports.com KY
parts@aaaparts.com MN
foreignaut@aol.com PA
edward@westwoodauto.com OH
arcaustin@aol.com TX
lowellused@aol.com MA
info@hiwayautosalvage.com MA
snydersalv@aol.com TX
recar@pacbell.net CA
sales@arizonaautoparts.com AZ
info@cherry-auto.com OH
sales@ace-autoparts.com MN
polos@etgs.com TX
parts@budgetautoparts.com TX
borgesauto@aol.com MA
parts@besslerauto.com KY
sales@donsauto.com NY
parts@aaasmallcarworld.com TX
parts@firstchoiceauto.com TX
lamyers@tiac.com MA
abionic@aol.com IL
sales@tricityautosalvage.com NC
dennis@olstons.com NE
blxauto@ametro.net MS
sales@elginsuper.com IL
parts@autorecyclersftw.com TX
alimport@aol.com TX
hondatoy@accesssweb.com Can- Ab
parts@1800usedautoparts.com CO
laceyuap@aol.com NJ
sales@arizonaautoparts.com AZ
hank@sgi.net PA
If anyone does the Getrag or Supra conversion, please let me know how it
goes. Thanks, derek
Derek White
Managing Director
Zikomo Brewing Company
Box 31730, Lusaka, Zambia
Tel:260 1 286580/85
Cell: 260 1 702694
Fax: 260 1 286585/262810
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