[TR] Toyota tranny conversion TR6?

[Frank Fisher]

here in the southwest i see lots of 40 yr old cars still limping around.
i
look around the parking lot where i work. these young Mexican immigrants use
them as its all they can afford. and they are amazing at keeping them running
with 200mph tape.
the big problem here is mechanics and emissions, not body
rot.
just this morning i saw a late70/early80 celica on the freeway. it looked
good.
the 1980's celica is gaining a little momentum as a collector car but
likely wont hit its popularity for another 10/15 years.
im guessing the gears
share their life with other toyota products, so while you may not pick up a
complete box you probably will still be able to find a single gear or 2.
and
as the conversion kits are not requiring major changes, you can always go back
to your standard 4 speed.
Frank
 

From: Bob Danielson
<75tr6 at tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
To: Triumphs at autox.team.net 
Sent: Wednesday,
June 13, 2012 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Toyota tranny conversion TR6?
Wouldn't you say that the reason you don't see 40 year old Toyotas is because
they are exactly considered "collectibles" or classics...........but the W58
tranny has always been considered bullet-proof. The biggest problem going
forward will be the availability of the tranny as I'm betting most of the
original cars with them head straight to the crusher.

Any idea what
percentage of TRs are still on the road 40 years later? If it weren't for
folks like us there wouldn't be many.

Bob


Bob Danielson
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
1975 TR6 with:
Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5
Speed
Nissan Diff & CVJs


-----Original Message----- From: Randall
Sent:
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:44 AM
To: Triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re:
[TR] Toyota tranny conversion TR6?

> Now, it could be argued that the Toyota
transmission is more
> reliable than the TR box...

Maybe, but when's the last
time you saw a 40 year old Toyota on the road?

-- Randall

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