1969 Patrol Transmission Swap is Happening!
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:28 am
The process has begun. In my previous posting, viewtopic.php?f=21&t=5406 ...I promised that a modern 5-speed transmission swap was happening. Though there's actually not that many of us following it, I'm sure most of you believed it would never happen and it would fall by the wayside like so many others before it. But like all of history's bravest men, I've charged headlong into a boondoggle the likes of which few have ever seen. All the parts have been ordered at an astounding cost...and the process of discovery has begun. Will it work? Can it even be done? Is it all just a gigantic waste of time and money!? Well...hard to say. I'm already starting with a different engine, but at least it's still an inline six. Regardless of what you're dealing with, this project will show you what happens when a man with limited knowledge tries to blaze a trail that, as far he knows, has never been blazed. The journey begins with this YouTube video. https://youtu.be/CY6pOKQpr4Y