[TR] Your own T5 Conversion

[Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley]

There is a guy who sells a T5 to Triumph ki hee in the US:

http://www.dupontmachining.com/

I considered doing but could not get the ratios I wanted for racing.

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Frank Fisher <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hey BillFor the last 15 years I have been running a manufacturing facility
> that I had equipped with CNC machining centers.
> Being an engineer Ib m always
> up for a challenge.
> B
> The biggest challenge was the bell housing.
> B
> My first
> thought with the Toyota trans was to take a big block of aluminum and
> machine
> the heck out of it till I had a nice bell housing.
> Thatb s what I really
> wanted to do.
> But I had some trouble finding a block of aluminum that size and
> at a reasonable cost.
> B
> Next I contemplated cutting and welding the triumph
> to a Toyota and then making a casting. I was going to get help from a
> little
> specialty company here in los angeles called something like Barrios.
> That too
> was getting expensive.
> B
> Then my brother in law in Australia found a guy who
> makes conversions for all kinds of cars and transmissions. So I reluctantly
> sucked it up and bought one. Well 2. One for me and one for my BBF.
> It
> wasnb t how I wanted to do it, but $$ rule.
> B
> I did machine:
> custom pilot
> bushing
> custom bracket to take the triumph standard slave cylinder.
> Custom
> slave cylinder push bar.
> little machining on the bell housing to use the
> standard Toyota thrust bearing fork.
> Machine flywheel to accept Toyota
> pressure plate and clutch plate.
> Modify the prop shaft so its triumph one end
> and Toyota the other.
> B
> And hence I had kinda made my own kit.
> B
> Ib m
> willing to help friends who want to try their hand at it; I still have the
> cad
> drawings of the parts.
> Photographs also.
> This list I consider friends for all
> the help I get here.
> B
> But I donb t want to post on the web as an alternate
> to Hermanb s kit. Herman is a fellow club member and does this as a source
> of
> income. So I do not want to cut him out of his investment. Heb s a fine
> fellow too.
> B
> I like the 5 speed. Itb s easy to shift into and rarely has
> problems. You can hardly tell itb s not standard as I used the TR3 slave
> cylinder.
> And if the 5 speed dies they are replaceable at about 250.00 a time.
> B
> your not a million miles from me and one of these days we need to find a
> 1/2 point and share some refreshment, and show off my trans.
> B
> Frank
>
> From:
> William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>
> To: Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Cc: "yellowtr3 at yahoo.com" <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23,
> 2013 11:39 AM
> Subject: Your own T5 Conversion
>
>
> So Frank,
> B B B B  How does
> someone who isn't HVDA make his own T5 conversion? Sounds pretty daunting
> to
> me. Can you fill us in?
> B B B B  About 10 years ago I wrote up how to weld in
> TR3 floors with the body on frame. It still exists in cyberspace. Maybe you
> can do the same with you T5 conversion.
> B B B B  Here is a link to my floor
> replacement write-up.
>
>
> B B B
> http://obswww.unige.ch/~wildif/cars/docs/TR3_Floor_replacement.pdf
>
> B B B B
> My TR6 OD trans in my TR3 rattles when accelerating or going up hills. I
> think
> that when I change it out I'll go to a 5-speed.
>
> B B B B  -Bill in Tehachapi
> From: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
> To: Jonas Payne <jagmog at hotmail.com>,
> "triumphs at autox.team.net"
> B B B  <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [TR]
> TR3 Gear Ratios
> Message-ID:
> B B B
> <1358919061.97444.YahooMailNeo at web120004.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type:
> text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Jonas
> made my own T5 conversion and never
> regretted.
> works great, best upgrade
> i did
> Frank
>
> ** triumphs at autox.team.net **
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/triosan@gmail.com