Tranny Rebuild or ?

[66S2]

Hi Gang,

My gearbox is requesting some attention ? bad noises on my
trip to/from "The Weekend" at Monterey in my '66 S2. My
normally
sizzling shifter got worse and broke out into loud
shrieking/whining/howling twice in 3rd gear and gave a hint of doing
it in 2nd. So, a few questions:

1) Is there any other source of rebuild information beyond the
Workshop Manual?

2) Does anyone have any experience with the Quaife 5-speed
conversion?

3) Does anyone have a source for a bellhousing adapter if I make
the change to the Isuzu 5-speed conversion?

4) If I need to make the adapter myself, is there any chance
someone has drawings showing bolt locations for both the Ford block
and Isuzu transmission?

5) If I go the Isuzu route, has anyone worked out the details of
the clutch, drive shaft, and speedo drive changes?

TIA, Hopefully,

Curt

[hurdisct]

Hey Curt,
which S2 was yours? Was the the british racing green one in the corrals? Or the light blue one? I saw a few this past weekend. I flew in from MN so I didn't have my car there. Great weekend of racing though. That 26R held its own against some big engine vehicles.
Chris
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Subject: [LotusElan.net] Tranny Rebuild or ?


Hi Gang,

My gearbox is requesting some attention - bad noises on my
trip to/from "The Weekend" at Monterey in my '66 S2. My
normally
sizzling shifter got worse and broke out into loud
shrieking/whining/howling twice in 3rd gear and gave a hint of doing
it in 2nd. So, a few questions:

1) Is there any other source of rebuild information beyond the
Workshop Manual?

2) Does anyone have any experience with the Quaife 5-speed
conversion?

3) Does anyone have a source for a bellhousing adapter if I make
the change to the Isuzu 5-speed conversion?

4) If I need to make the adapter myself, is there any chance
someone has drawings showing bolt locations for both the Ford block
and Isuzu transmission?

5) If I go the Isuzu route, has anyone worked out the details of
the clutch, drive shaft, and speedo drive changes?

TIA, Hopefully,

Curt
















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[66S2]

--- In ***@***.***, "Chris Lawson" <lawson74@c...>
wrote:


Mine was the light yellow one (Pale Primrose) with the top up. I
needed protection from the sun and wind after a week on the road.

Curt