Scoota G Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 Hello again Here i am in another sectio of the fourms asking a bunch of silly questions. I just took in a auto trans that i got off ebay to get checked over and Modified. It's getting brand new clutchs, tourque convertor and gaskets plus an internal mod to increase oil flow. I got a quote of $550 - $650 all up which i think is ok but i just thought that i would ask you guys and see what you think. Reason for keeping the auto is that the car still has the original engine and at the moment i have a 260C transmission in it. Any comment would be good. Cheers Scoota G Quote
C.A.R. Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 That sounds about right. A full manual manual Jatco with Paul Keas internals would set you back about 2.5k - unbreakable though Quote
chris240 Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 quote sounds fairly reasonable. you never felt the need/urge to swap the auto for a 5spd ? Quote
Scoota G Posted April 9, 2008 Author Posted April 9, 2008 By heart i am a manual driver but the car being a 75 2 seater and one of 198 produced in Australia it still has the original engine. The compliance plate says sports auto and the auto being a $285 option i would imagine that there is not too many left. My goal is to modify the car within the parameters that everything can be returned to original but even though i know i could still achive this i am sticking with the auto and i'll see how hard i can make it run knowing that there could be an instant horsepower gain from a manual conversion. Geez i can go on a bit. Cya's Quote
Scoota G Posted April 13, 2008 Author Posted April 13, 2008 Wow... the article in modern motor 75 says the z cars were selling at a 50/50 split manual and auto. :-\ Quote
dazzed Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 jatco auto trans units are near on bullet proof stock why would you wanna modify it for , i think an auto 240z or 260 with a good motor are fun to drive, left foot braking into corners Quote
Scoota G Posted June 7, 2008 Author Posted June 7, 2008 The modification involved drilling Slightly larger holes in drive plates to increase oil flow. The way it kicks into second gear is just Awesome. Quote
Scoota G Posted June 8, 2008 Author Posted June 8, 2008 Sorry don't have it as it was done by Gerard Gayle in Ballarat. This guy is a master at building transmissions. Quote
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