Tricky"s TR7 V8 new TH400 gearbox

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:53 pm

Hi all finally made up my mind

This is my new TH400 gearbox set up, Manual 1st and reverse with clutch operation auto 2nd and 3rd full manual shift,no torque converter,also bought a Ford 9"
If i can get all this in over winter and the roll cage should be able to put some BIG NOS shot through 300hp + ???
any advise or help more than welcome http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59 ... box014.jpg
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59 ... tup001.jpg

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:32 pm

F*****g Hooligan

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:20 pm

you do say the nicest things Perry
I so hope i am

Boosted LS1 · Post by **Boosted LS1** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:55 pm

Well that certainly looks interesting. Looks like a McLeod pressure plate. Any reason why you wanted the manual first? I bagged an 8.8" axle some time back and it's disc braked with wheel sensors

I'll find a use for those.

ETA, so you can get instant bite off the line?

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:11 pm

Wanted to stay manual but know it costing .5 second at least, liked the idea of no torque converter so i can try different launch rpm without changing converter plus should be bullet proof
How have you mounted your axle?

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:27 pm

Flash Git!!!

Auto is the way to go for the TR7 Tricky

This means I'm going to have to look into a transbrake kit and a bigger axle if I'm to keep up with you off the line next year dude!!

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:57 am

Never seen that before - who made it?

Boosted LS1 · Post by **Boosted LS1** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:15 am

Tricky wrote:Wanted to stay manual but know it costing .5 second at least, liked the idea of no torque converter so i can try different launch rpm without changing converter plus should be bullet proof
How have you mounted your axle?

It looks very interesting. My axle will be mounted with a lower 'A' frame going from the diff underside to the lower body mounts behind the seats. Then I'll have the replacement upper trailing links going rearwards so they sit in between the chassis rails and the side of the rear well. It works well like this with the current Tr axle but I suspect I'll have to do a bit more work on the 8.8" to repeat it. From a side view my axle looks/works like a watts linkage.

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:54 am

Perry Flash Git !!!! more like Skint Git Now

bones · Post by **bones** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:07 am

the box looks abit special,

, i dont have a clue how it works though

. rich

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:26 am

Its a TH400 turbo clutch box made by a company called TCI, it came out
of a funny car good few years ago
then went into My mates Steve Good drag car Pulse Rate
If you look at the front of the box you will see a plate by the release bearing, this hooks it to the pressure plate and drives the oil pump in the gearbox.
Its all SFI drag race spec wont break this one

JJMclure · Post by **JJMclure** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:53 am

not seen that before, very trick mr Tricky!