Richmond tranny ? c-3 guy
11-23-2007, 02:48 PM
#1
Richmond tranny ? c-3 guy
Isn't there a c-3 forum member (may have been based out of Florida) who was a Richmond tranny guy? Seems to me that was a big psrt of his business!.
I usually hang out in the C-4 section - so I haven't visited much - and i don't remember the guys name - or if he even hangs around in here still!
In a nutshell we are removing a Keisler TKO500 perfect fit unit out of the 82 car - and want to replace it with a richmond 6 speed. We want 6 gears for better jump when we road race! The 6 speed came out of a C-4 vette.
In the past we have used the C-3 in everything from autoX to Land speed racing - and have decided that we will be dedicating the C-3 to road racing - after we won the 110 mph class in the Sand Hills Open Road classic this summer!
In the meantime the keisler will reside in a 1953 studebaker - with a 1000 hp motor - that we are building as a Bonneville Salt Flats racer.
When we look at the 2 trannies side by side it seems to be a pretty good match - except the shifter is about 2" back (as compared to the Tremec). The shifter can not be moved back - it will conflict with the seatplacement - so we need to move it forward about 2 inches. I suspect there is an adaptor plate and possibly custon shift rods available. Anyone help us out here?
Carl Johansson
I usually hang out in the C-4 section - so I haven't visited much - and i don't remember the guys name - or if he even hangs around in here still!
In a nutshell we are removing a Keisler TKO500 perfect fit unit out of the 82 car - and want to replace it with a richmond 6 speed. We want 6 gears for better jump when we road race! The 6 speed came out of a C-4 vette.
In the past we have used the C-3 in everything from autoX to Land speed racing - and have decided that we will be dedicating the C-3 to road racing - after we won the 110 mph class in the Sand Hills Open Road classic this summer!
In the meantime the keisler will reside in a 1953 studebaker - with a 1000 hp motor - that we are building as a Bonneville Salt Flats racer.
When we look at the 2 trannies side by side it seems to be a pretty good match - except the shifter is about 2" back (as compared to the Tremec). The shifter can not be moved back - it will conflict with the seatplacement - so we need to move it forward about 2 inches. I suspect there is an adaptor plate and possibly custon shift rods available. Anyone help us out here?
Carl Johansson
11-23-2007, 08:21 PM
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I live in Florida and have a ROD6 with my 69 vette that was installed 2 years ago by a shop in Maitland. I would not recommend that shop again due to numerous reasons so if you are looking at a shop in Maitland that does this stuff then please PM me and I will give ya details on my unfortunate experiences.
btw....it seems you are very performance oriented but the ROD is only rated to 450ftlbs at the crank.
btw....it seems you are very performance oriented but the ROD is only rated to 450ftlbs at the crank.