Triumph Sports Cars

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

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v869tr6
Ed Olson

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10/25/2007 09:54PM

Main British Car:
69 TR6 487 CI Pontiac

Started a rb25 Nissan straight 6 install in my TR6
Posted by: v869tr6
Date: May 01, 2015 11:16PM

Engine is a non-turbo 2500cc 24 valve with VVT.
Engine is just sitting on a couple of plates, one under the trans. and one under the oil pan. But its all lined up to make mounts.
Shifter will be a little goofy because its about 10 or so inches rearward from stock.
Took about 3" off the front of the drive shaft tunnel, put a big hole in the firewall and took the top rear portion off the cross member, about and inch each way to make a 45 degree.
Stock exhaust header may be a issue.
Lots of work to go, but its in there.


BWA


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Re: Started a rb25 Nissan straight 6 install in my TR6
Posted by: BWA
Date: May 01, 2015 11:59PM

Sounds like a pretty interesting project.
Go to this link and scroll down

[forum.britishv8.org]

You will see what this guy did with his shifter, maybe you can do something similar.

We need pictures!!!

Cheers
Byron


tbo
Tim Body
St Thomas Ontario
(221 posts)

Registered:
01/27/2013 06:47PM

Main British Car:
1954 Triumph TR2 stock 2 litre

Re: Started a rb25 Nissan straight 6 install in my TR6
Posted by: tbo
Date: May 12, 2015 09:41PM

As far as moving the shifter forward goes ,Check Mark Sawatsky build in Project Journals V12 MGB GT Partone Aug 16 2010. He has an ingenious solution. Hey Byron check this guy out .All of his work is something else!


88v8
Ivor Duarte
Gloucestershire UK
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Registered:
02/11/2010 04:29AM

Main British Car:
1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8

Re: Started a rb25 Nissan straight 6 install in my TR6
Posted by: 88v8
Date: May 14, 2015 04:36AM

You know about this?
[www.schradersspeedandstyle.com]

Not the same engine, but may be some useful pointers.
It was offered for sale but unsold several times, whether it is still available you'd have to ask.

Ivor


v869tr6
Ed Olson

(81 posts)

Registered:
10/25/2007 09:54PM

Main British Car:
69 TR6 487 CI Pontiac

Re: Started a rb25 Nissan straight 6 install in my TR6
Posted by: v869tr6
Date: May 14, 2015 11:35AM

Thanks for the responses, that shifter relocation looks pretty sweet and the pictures of the RB25 in a TR6 are helpful. My engine is the same outside as the turbo RB25, just without the turbo, didn't want the turbo. This swap should make for a real nice driver and not needing to reinforce the whole car because of a bunch of HP should make for a faster and easier swap.
I saw the TR6 RB25 pictures in the past but looking at them now I see a few things I will try and do different.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/14/2015 12:40PM by v869tr6.


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