As mentioned above, the T9 conversion uses an adaptor to fit the GT6 bell to it. This and the basic position of the gearstick on the T9 puts it a long way back in a GT6. You can move it forward about 65-75mm - which is fairly straightforward apart from needing to weld aluminum. Even so, it will be further back than the stock position.
There are now various suppliers of this conversion who also do it for the Spitfire. Some suppliers seem more than a little hazy about the important differences between Spit and GT6 in this area, leading to some fairly major disappointments at the kit-fitting stage. This includes some suppliers who really should know better so I'd suggest getting a personal recommendation from a happy customer before parting with cash.
IMO you need the T9 from the 2.8 V6 cars which have the longer input shaft and higher first gear. I would think the US market XR4Ti comes into that category.
I used a Toyota W58 from a Supra and made the conversion parts. That story is here:
http://www.triumphowners.com/registry.cgi?section=triumph&vehicleID=574&i=0
I did it the hard (but cheap) way, but you can buy kits from HVDA (USA), Dellow (Aus) or Conversion Components (NZ) - ask for TR6 - they have no idea what a GT6 is.... None of them are cheap (or even reasonable). W58 is a good box though. You may also find that a W57 or W56 as used with the petrol engined Hilux (21 R engine I think) has a bell housing that is close enough for engine back-plate mods to be a possibility - unfortunately I've never managed to find one. The W56 doesn't have great ratios though.
Don't know anything about the T5 except that they are damn pricey in the UK!
Cheers
Nick
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: Big problem nowdays is finding a T50 box
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: our drifting friends have made them
: almost impossible to find, and very
: pricey.
: Used to be everywhere, but alas, no
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: Thanks Mark.... it can be done much
: easier, as I have learned later on by
: talking with and seeing others who
: tried it. For example- it is possible
: to use the existing toyota input shaft
: without cutting, as one of the triumph
: friction disks will fit the spline
: pattern. The stock toyota bell housing
: can be used too by redrilling the bolt
: pattern. It is far simpler this way-
: but the downside is the shifter leans
: toward the passenger side a few
: degrees. (boot covers it though) You
: can probably do it easy with the mig
: and saws mentioned, along with a drill
: press.
: I think there are a couple of readers
: here on this forum that have done the
: T9 conversion. It may take them a while
: to see your question and comment. I've
: never seen one installed yet, just
: several toyota boxes.
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: That's some heavy duty stuff! You're
: the
: MAN. I can see your skills and
: equipment are in a league way above me.
: I'll have to stick to a pre-existing
: adapter plate. I have a mig welder,
: saws, cutting tools but no metal lathe,
: etc.
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: Nice cars!
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: Hello Mark- You may have seen this link
: before here or elsewhere, but I'll bump
: it up since it's been a long time last
: I saw it anywhere. I'm the very first
: person to do a tranny conversion like
: this- the NZ company and others have
: copied it with various changes. Mine
: still runs and works perfect, after
: more years and miles now than I can
: count. I've meant to update this page
: with a blueprint but keep putting it
: off (always too many projects-too
: little time)...but really all the info
: you need is there to do it my way. Just
: ask here if you have questions, I'll be
: happy to help if I can.
: http://home.comcast.net/~dbgt6/
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: Anyone have any experience with
: Canley's
: T9 conversion pieces? What T9 from a
: car sold in the US would I use?
: Otherwise any suggestions for 5 speed
: conversions based on transmissions I
: can find in the US?
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