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Re: [Fot] Converting a TR250 to an Automatic Transmission

To: John Styduhar <johnstydo@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Converting a TR250 to an Automatic Transmission
From: Bill via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 12:37:29 -1000
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You don=E2=80=99t have to go that far afield, EV West in California =
sells kits and does conversion work. They were a bit unresponsive when I =
tried to deal with them but I hear they=E2=80=99ve gotten better.=20

> On Mar 6, 2019, at 6:11 AM, John Styduhar via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
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> There's a small proprietorship in Europe that has the E-conversion =
kit.=20
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDKM8w4TtaKU =
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDKM8w4TtaKU>
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> On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:07 AM Richard Taylor via Fot =
> Think about taking out the existing engine & tranny and boxing it up. =
Install the new electric motor in the tranny well and the batteries in =
the engine compartment. It has no clutch and he=E2=80=99ll save the =
world. Plus it could be a rocket ship. 50 years from now, the next guy =
will put the 250 engine back in.=20
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> Richard L.Taylor, Jr., FAIA
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> On Mar 5, 2019, at 5:40 PM, Doug Mitchell via Fot <fot@autox.team.net =
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>> We have a member in Detroit Triumphs who converted a TR4, should be =
about the same. I am currently out of town, but if you contact Sue =
able to put you in touch with the chap here.
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>> On Tue, Mar 5, 2019, 5:29 PM M&M Hado via Fot <fot@autox.team.net =
>> List,
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> We have a Texas Triumph Register Club member who would like to =
convert his TR250 to an automatic transmission because of his inability =
to work the clutch for health reasons.  He really loves the car and =
would like to continue driving it as long as he is able.  Does anyone =
know of a person or company who has done this?   I suppose a complete =
engine AND gearbox swap might be an option but he would prefer to keep =
his original engine.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> Thanks,
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> Mike Hado
>>=20
>> TTR =E2=80=93 Houston, TX
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">You =
don=E2=80=99t have to go that far afield, EV West in California sells =
kits and does conversion work. They were a bit unresponsive when I tried =
to deal with them but I hear they=E2=80=99ve gotten better.&nbsp;<br =
class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Mar 6, 2019, at 6:11 AM, John Styduhar via Fot &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">There's a small =
proprietorship in Europe that has the E-conversion kit.&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default"><a =
href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDKM8w4TtaKU"; =
class=3D"">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDKM8w4TtaKU</a><br =
class=3D""></div></div></div><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar =
6, 2019 at 11:07 AM Richard Taylor via Fot &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Think =
about taking out the existing engine &amp; tranny and boxing it up. =
Install the new electric motor in the tranny well and the batteries in =
the engine compartment. It has no clutch and he=E2=80=99ll save the =
world. Plus it could be a rocket ship. 50 years from now, the next guy =
will put the 250 engine back in.&nbsp;<div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div =
id=3D"gmail-m_3789432647411575694AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Richard L.Taylor, Jr., FAIA</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">On Mar 5, 2019, at 5:40 PM, Doug Mitchell via =
Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">We have a member in Detroit =
Triumphs who converted a TR4, should be about the same. I am currently =
out of town, but if you contact Sue Snyder at&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"mailto:snydley@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">snydley@comcast.net</a> she should be able to put you in =
touch with the chap here.</div><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar =
5, 2019, 5:29 PM M&amp;M Hado via Fot &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail-m_3789432647411575694m_-4719399414999262774WordSection1"><p=
 class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">List,<u class=3D""></u><u =
class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:=
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class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u class=3D""></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">We have a Texas Triumph Register Club member who =
would like to convert his TR250 to an automatic transmission because of =
his inability to work the clutch for health reasons.&nbsp; He really =
loves the car and would like to continue driving it as long as he is =
able.&nbsp; Does anyone know of a person or company who has done =
this?&nbsp; &nbsp;I suppose a complete engine AND gearbox swap might be =
an option but he would prefer to keep his original engine.<u =
class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=3D""><u =
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sans-serif;" class=3D"">Thanks,<u class=3D""></u><u =
class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:=
 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=3D""><u =
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class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:=
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Houston, TX<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p =
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