[Healeys] Toyota 5 speed

Bruce Steele healeybruce at roadrunner.com
Fri Jul 7 08:38:42 MDT 2017


Having just had the trans rebuilt, I can attest to the cheaper part!  But, boy does it shift nicely now with the DWR parts!  Can’t wait to get the wiring fixed to drive it again!

 

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

 

From: i erbs [mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2017 10:46 PM
To: Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>
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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Toyota 5 speed

 

When I started the last phase of my resto, I decided to install the 5 spd kit. the great price on a used kit helped so my family could drive the car. My kids are adults and my wife had never driven it because the overdrive switch was  scarry and the fact that I double clutched on down shift was intimidating. I did tell her the synchro rings were fine, I just liked to double clutch.' Anyway the 5 spd is less intimidating and cheaper than my oem box and overdrive 




Ira Erbs

Portland,OR

      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)

          BT7 engine and disk brakes

 

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti

Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words

 

On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 10:28 PM, Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com <mailto:healeybruce at roadrunner.com> > wrote:

Synchro on 1st has got to be the #1 advantage, with 5th OD a close second.

 

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

 

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Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2017 8:14 PM
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Cc: healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Toyota 5 speed

 

fully synchro 5 speed




Ira Erbs

Portland,OR

      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)

          BT7 engine and disk brakes

 

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti

Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words

 

On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Rick Wilkins <rick at ewilkins.com <mailto:rick at ewilkins.com> > wrote:

The Toyota Transmission weighs about 75 pounds less, has less parastitic drag drag on the engine (more power to the road), and a reverse light switch.

 

Wilko

 

 

 

On Jul 1, 2017, at 6:25 AM, John O'Brien <banjojohn at cox.net <mailto:banjojohn at cox.net> > wrote:

 

I've seen threads on the Toyota 5 speed conversion, and looked through the archives a bit.  My BJ8 has the original trans. with the overdrive which all works as it is supposed to.  What is the advantage to converting to the Toyota 5 speed over using the factory setup?

John O'Brien

'61 bugeye "Lucy"

"65 BJ8 P1 "Madelyn"

 


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