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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Synchro on 1<sup>st </sup>has got to be the #1 advantage, with 5<sup>th</sup> OD a close second.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>i erbs<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 06, 2017 8:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Rick Wilkins <rick@ewilkins.com><br><b>Cc:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Toyota 5 speed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>fully synchro 5 speed<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ira Erbs<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Portland,OR<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> _______ _______<br> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)<br> (_________________________)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> BT7 engine and disk brakes<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Rick Wilkins <<a href="mailto:rick@ewilkins.com" target="_blank">rick@ewilkins.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Wilko<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jul 1, 2017, at 6:25 AM, John O'Brien <<a href="mailto:banjojohn@cox.net" target="_blank">banjojohn@cox.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p style='background:white;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"LucidaGrande",serif'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"LucidaGrande",serif'>John O'Brien<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"LucidaGrande",serif'>'61 bugeye "Lucy"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"LucidaGrande",serif;background:white'>"65 BJ8 P1 "Madelyn"</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"LucidaGrande",serif'><br style='font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px'><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eyera3000@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>