For what it's worth - the Toyota 5 speed conversion I recently completed
is working out very well. The Toyota 5 speed trannys are readily
available and the conversion kit is well engineered, not difficult to
install and from, my experience, well worth the time, money and labor
required to make it function. Consider it an option in your quest to
make our Alpines more functional.
from sunny, warm South Dakota
Paul
jumpin'jan wrote:
>
> Hi Vic and everyone,
> Well, the family and I have returned from Disney World late last night
> (Monday) and are fighting reality shock today.
> One very important task that we all need to be thinking about, is
> finding a viable replacement for the Alpine transmission. Doug Jennings
> (Tiger Auto) and I were discussing this topic because of the vanishing
> parts situation and lack of robust overdrives available to Alpine
> owners. We need to start searching the boneyards for a donor auto, maybe
> from the Isuzu as you mentioned. Doug said that the only parts
> available, that one can get anymore, are the brass syncro rings.
> Jan
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