[TR] plastic tranny covers

[Bob Danielson]

Jim,
When I did my 5 speed conversion I went to the poly tunnel
(http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/5SpeedInterior.htm) and did a few things to
get a good fit. I drilled all the holes in the tunnel out to 1/2" to give me
some bolt slop. I test fitted, punched out the holes and notched the rubber
sealing strip so that it "flowed" with the shape of the tunnel bottom. I
used some Ultra-black on the floor and pressed the strip into it to better
seal and hold it in place. I did the same for the firewall which is a PITA
to do so some guys skip it. What I wished I had done and was suggested to my
by a TR6 buddy was to thread the tunnel bolts up from underneath the car.
That way you have the bolt end sticking up and inch or so which makes it
very easy to fit the tunnel to the bolt. I just used this trick on my Miata
seats which made it much easier to catch the seat bracket. I also covered
the tunnel with FatMat and carpet underlayment. The upside is as very quiet
(relatively speaking) and cool interior. The downside is that the added
thickness made it very difficult to get the dash support back in place. I
don't remember who I got the tunnel from.......but it was on sale at the
time!


Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org 

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[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Muller
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 8:38 PM
To: Triumphs at autox.team.net; Spitfire list
Subject: [TR] plastic tranny covers

I have plastic tranny covers in both the Spitfire and GT6.  IIRC, they came
from different sources (Spitbits, TRF) but I may be mistaken.  As far as I
noticed they are the same.  They've been in the cars for more than a few
years.  Neither fit particuarly well, okay but not great for several
reasons.  The GT6 cover is now slightly cracked in one spot.  And driving
through severe rain and puddles for the CCBCC British Legends ride taught me
the value of having a better fit to the firewall!

So I'm considering fitting another and doing it more carefully.  Any
thoughts or experiences with them?  Is any vendor's better than another or
are they all really the same from the same manufacturer?

Tanks,

Jim Muller
jimmuller at rcn.com
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