[TR] Toyota tranny conversion TR6?

[John & Pat Donnelly]

I installed Herman's conversion two years ago after contemplating Quantum
Mechanic's overdrive as Geo did. You cannot tell from the interior that's
it's in there, and it's really nice to have that 5th gear. I put the car
through it's paces every day. No hiccups.

I don't have to worry about crappy reliability of the "A" OD, or huge
expense of fixing it. Just looking at all the "A" overdrive e-postings about
problems, fuses, solenoids, switching, etc, scares me. If the OD goes south
we're talking weeks to get the car back on the road. That's not for me. I
have none of that will all the bennies, it was a no-brainer. 

As I understand it the Eagle conversion requires interior modifications, as
does the Australian conversion, so this didn't make sense to me. Unless you
crawl underneath the car the only one who knows it's there is me. If you
drove it you wouldn't know that there's a fifth gear.

I think the value is actually increased! And besides, the serial number
doesn't have the suffix of LO anyway, so I'm holding true to the history!

Johnnie

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Tim --
> 
> Not to recommend one approach over another but just to give you a look
> at
> some options...
> 
> Bill Close in Mesa offers a slightly different kit for adapting the W58
> to
> a TR:  Eaglegate <http://www.eaglegatellc.com/>.  I've heard good
> comments
> from a couple of drivers.  His approach is perhaps simpler because it
> retains more of the original TR clutch/throw-out/hydraulics.
> 
> What I went with, John Esposito's rebuilt ODs:
> Quantumechanics<http://www.quantumechanics.com/categories.php?op=newind
> ex&catid=7>
> Perhaps the most costly approach but lets you say 'Laycock de
> Normanville'
> in everyday conversations.
> 
> Geo
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Tim Gaines <mtgaines at presby.edu>
> wrote:
> 
> > ...I've just about decided to abandon the O/D plan in favor of the 5-
> speed
> > Toyota conversion...