Really? My dad had a Holden with a Trimatic, he said it was the worst gearbox he'd ever had.
Same with my friend's VK...he wanted to put a manual in that, but then decided that sending it to a wrecker was better.
Yeah, but if you put a Trimatic in a datsun, it automatically works better. Don't you know this stuff already... Jeeez.
I remember the 3 speed auto in my 200B, it just ate whatever power the stock engine was able to produce. I couldn't do the speed limit up the side of my town!
Either way, the poor owner of this car probably doesn't want us discussing this sort of stuff. Can he tell us what modifications he had to make to get the V8 to fit? Also, how hard it was to keep it street registered?
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green200b - aka Alistair
The fleet:
Australia:
'80 200B GX - the
green200b - hibernating
'81 RX-7 - 12A extend port - daily
'74 RX-2 - 13B bridgeport - cruiser
Europe:
'93 200SX - CA18DET - tourer
Green200B has forgotten more about 200Bs than we will ever know.