[Fot] Mazda Gearbox

[Bill Babcock]

Toyota gearboxes are always a nice option, robust as hell though a bit  
heavy. I put an entire 2TG drivetrain (A domestic Japan version of the  
ubiquitous 2TC engine)  into my old TR3 for awhile. Pretty nice, DOHC  
2 liter four cylinder motor with mikuni-solex sidedraft carbs, five  
speed box and a LSD rear end. Rated at 190HP in Japan with limited  
environmental stuff.  Had to narrow the rear end a bit and add lots of  
carriers and brackets, but it was an easy conversion that only took a  
couple of days for the entire thing.  Whenever I'd open the hood all  
the triumph faithful would gag and run in little circles, but I never  
really had to open the hood--it just ran and ran, and was super quick,  
it would blow the doors off almost any street car in a stoplight drag.  
Then I decided to make a vintage racer out of it, and all the reliable  
stuff had to go.


On Oct 2, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Ed Diehl wrote:

> Hi, Dan. Some years ago I Iinstalled a Toyota GT gearbox in the GP  
> Spit that I raced at the time and it was a very good  conversion. It  
> was nec. to make up a plate to go between the Spit bellhousing and  
> the trans and do a little grinding an the splines, but not too  
> dificult to handle. The trans is a 5 speed so we needed to lock out  
> 1st gear (easy) to make it SCCA legal.. Makes a very durable setup  
> and only needed synchros one time in 5 years. Might be worth your  
> consideration. Cheers, Ed.
>
> Ed Diehl
>
> --- On Thu, 10/2/08, DAN OTTS <DOTTS46 at q.com> wrote:
> From: DAN OTTS <DOTTS46 at q.com>
> Subject: [Fot] Mazda Gearbox
> To: "FOT" <fot at Autox.Team.Net>
> Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 9:47 AM
>
> FOTs,
>
> I have a trashed '65 Spitfire gearbox which needs a complete redo.   
> Recently, I was told that a Mazda gearbox can be substituted.  If  
> it's doable, the Mazda box would of course be a big improvement.
>
> Do any of you know of this being done and if so what was involved?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Dan O.
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