Triumph Sports Cars

engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" V8s (Stag and TR8)

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spridget
bill green
Maine
(68 posts)

Registered:
03/22/2008 01:29PM

Main British Car:
3 1980 TR8, 1 TR7 2 Bugeye Sprite 1 MG midget TR8 3.5 and 5.0, Sprite 1098 and ?

TR transmissions
Posted by: spridget
Date: September 17, 2017 05:00PM

Is there any difference in the shift linkage, shifter location between TR7 and TR8 transmissions?


MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
(4511 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 11:32PM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: TR transmissions
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: September 17, 2017 08:50PM

My understanding is that the 5 speed is the same for both (Rover LT77). The R380 is beefier.


tr8todd
Todd Kishbach

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12/04/2009 07:42AM

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Re: TR transmissions
Posted by: tr8todd
Date: September 18, 2017 07:33AM

The TR8 shifter quadrant is slightly shorter than the TR7. Its only about 3/8" but its enough that if you use a TR7 quadrant behind a Rover V8, the back section of the tunnel opening will need a little cutting. FWIW, the quadrant for a Rover SD1 is identical to the TR7. The transmission mounting brackets are also slightly different. Whereas the the TR7 bracket is essentially straight across the TR8 bracket has a swept wing appearance to it. When they were new, the TR7 mount was softer than the TR8, but now they are all the same. The MGB V8 guys cut and weld the quadrant and shift linkage to make them shorter, but I don't know how much they remove.


bsa_m21
Martin Rothman
Vancouver, Canada
(216 posts)

Registered:
01/06/2009 11:41AM

Main British Car:
1980 TR7V8 Rover 3.9L

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Re: TR transmissions
Posted by: bsa_m21
Date: September 18, 2017 03:13PM

If you look about 3/4 of the way down this page, there are pictures of how the TR7 shifter can be shortened. FYI - The standard TR8 shifter was about 3/4" shorter than the TR7 version, not the slightly more extreme 2" shortening that Mike did for his race car.

[forum.britishv8.org]

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spridget
bill green
Maine
(68 posts)

Registered:
03/22/2008 01:29PM

Main British Car:
3 1980 TR8, 1 TR7 2 Bugeye Sprite 1 MG midget TR8 3.5 and 5.0, Sprite 1098 and ?

Re: TR transmissions
Posted by: spridget
Date: September 21, 2017 06:27AM

Thanks everyone for the help.


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