[Spridgets] 5 Speed Conversion

[Dean Hedin]

Do you know if the Toyota swap needs tunnel modification on a spridget?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Webster" <a_d_webster at yahoo.com.au>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 5 Speed Conversion


> Hi,
> I tried to send this yesterday, but i didn't see it turn up, so I'll repeat it
> a bit.
> 
> A company here (Australia) called Dellow Automotive makes a 'kit' to put a
> toyota 5speed transmission onto an A-series.
> My brother has done this to his MkIII sprite, and it's a very very nice drive.
> It uses Toyota's T50 alloy case trans, also known as Celica T-2 and T-3
> trans.
> Nicer ratios, except perhaps the overdrive, which is .86, compared to the
> datsuns .82
> 
> I dont think the kit is as complete as the datsun kits, and the work
> description from the previous post, below sounds familiar, except swap Ford
> for Toyota.
> http://www.dellowauto.com.au/
> 
> Andy
> MKIIa 1275 , with datsun 5 speed.