> Very interesting........
> I'm using a TR6 gear box in my Spit w/GT6 engine. Used TR6 engine plate,
> flywheel, T/O bearing and clutch disk, and GT6 clutch plate, fork and
> hydraulics. I needed to cut a small hole in the bellhousing for the fork
to
> protrude and make a steel flange for the slave cylinder. It works great
and
> the shift lever ends up in the same location as original(MoL). I think
> others have done this too.?
I also use a "large car" Triumph gearbox (in a GT6). This actually came
from a 2500 sedan. I used a slightly different approach:
Flywheel: standard TR6/Sedan - lightened to 2 kg lighter than the original
GT6 flywheel (yes that's a LOT of shavings on the lathe)
Clutch: standard TR6.
Clutch lever: Original TR6, with operating lever bent back toward the
gearbox (S shape), this is to provide clearance from the chassis. The
original slave cylinder is used, the bracket is sliced in two between the
mounting bolts and the hole for the cylinder, the bottom half was then
reversed and rewelded (at a bit of an angle).
The rear housing was modified to allow standard "cotton reel" type GT6
gearbox mounts to be used, a custom mounting plate that extends 25 mm
further back is used.
Shortened tail shaft (only 815 mm at full extension!!!) 4 inches taken from
the sedan "wand" gear lever.
Sorry to bore, someone might get something from it.
Bill and Sal Birney
'70 GT6+ (RHD)
'67 Spitfire MkII (restoration)
'69 Spitfire MkIII (Sal's, in queue)
birneybs@onaustralia.com.au
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