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Re: 1972 T3 Tranny Sought


Douglas Henry wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, spiffy wrote:
> 
> > Well, this weekend I finally fixed the brakes on my '72 T3. She goes and
> > stops now.  But the problem now is a lack of a 1st gear (you'ld be
> > surprised at how well she goes without one). I'm looking for a used or
> > rebuilt manual tranny in the Seattle area. Any help or leads would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> 
> Try Bry's Auto Wrecking yard in West Seattle.  They're in the book under
> used auto parts.  If the tranny you get doesn't work, he'll let you trade
> it for another.  In a pinch you can use a T1 tranny, you just have to swap
> the nose from your old T3 tranny onto the new one.  They did this for me
> at Bry's, and mine is still going strong after 3 years and just $125.  I
> think the T1 trannys go for about 150 out there now.
> 
> Doug H.
> Seattle

Watch out with a type 1 transmission.  You are likely to get a different 
gear ratio, and lose your top speed.

Tim Dapper


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