Trimatic to Grey Motor Conversions

Includes clutch, transmission, propeller shaft,
universal joints, differential and rear axle.

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i know this is a old post but what was the out come of this conversion

im thinking of doing it soon 8)
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Should have asked at the nationals Dave, Roger was there and could have showed you his car.
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I have just put one behind the grey in the wagon and it fitted like a glove, but it's not on the road yet so no first hand experience with the way it goes, Trev 8) .
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Hi ek61, My ej resto was on the back burner for quite a while but a couple of weeks ago, I got the car back on the road and took it for a good drive to run the engine in. The trimatic gearshifts are quick and precise and manages to change down when climbing hills without starving the engine of revs and there was no sign of the transmission banging against the body which was a huge relief! My greymotor had a standard reco before the trimatic was added so its hard to say how much of the power gain is due to the trimatic but overall, the trimatic makes much better use of the available power and therefore makes the car more drivable. :wink: EKdoug67
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thanks 4 the quick responses

i did look at that car trev but didnt get a chance to catch up to the owner :D

im glad it turned out good in ya ej looks like its the way to go then 8) 8)

cheers dave
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im just about to get one of these kits
anything else you guys can tell me
i also noticed that the pics have :( gone?

did u adapt a rear cross member for the trans or the rear engine mounts hold it up fine?


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The trimatic is lighter than the hydro so the engine mounts are fine.
It is a great kit, you won't look back, Trev 8) .
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did u have to modify the rear cross member for the hand brake at all?
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ek61 wrote:did u have to modify the rear cross member for the hand brake at all?
if you had a trimatic in it with the red wouldn't you have all this stuff already (rear cross member/handbrake setup)
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lol me handbrake never

was running a chassi kit with a hq crossmember
never fitted a handbrake back on the car :shock:
all i have is the rear cable cable tied to the chassie rails
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is yor car an auto bodied car
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Auto bodied EK should easy to fabricate a crossmember I'd guess as the auto rear crossmember floor braces are already there ready to make up the custom crossmember needed for trimatic rear mount.
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Post by FB MAD »

There was a how-to on trimatic to FE/FC on the FE/FC forum with pics from memory but it was a few years ago now.

Maybe do a search on that forum might give some answers??
I can't think what to write here so this will do.
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Post by FB MAD »

Not the exact info you are after but just found this bit of discussion a few years back on the FE/FC forum re trimatic to grey

:arrow: http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/index.ph ... 378.0.html
I can't think what to write here so this will do.
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FB MAD wrote:Auto bodied EK should easy to fabricate a crossmember I'd guess as the auto rear crossmember floor braces are already there ready to make up the custom crossmember needed for trimatic rear mount.
Roger (the maker of the tri kit to grey) told me not to bother about a rear gearbox mount, just let it stick out the back! So thats what I have done.

With my hand brake I cut the mechanism off the manual cross member and welded it to the chassis near the gearbox, worked a treat :D , Trev 8) .
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Post by ek61 »

mine is a manual body with a larger tunnel

i was going to make a new cross member and mount the handbrake back on to that
but if ya dont reccon ya need one i wont bother :lol:

trev do u have a pic of where u welded yours on to the chassie?


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