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Howard Jones · 09-09-07, 12:20 PM

If I was in need of a automatic in a GT40 and beginning the build I would see how a Porsche Boxer fit before I went any further. It will not need to be "flipped" and is in the correct orientation from the outset. If you can get in into the car then the electronics will need to be worked out. You might begin with the electronic question even before you do any physical mock-up in a car. You will need to solve these issues anyway and doing so in advance would be relatively inexpensive compared to the rest of the project. At least in a on paper conceptual way.

One other type to research would be a early Audi automatic 2wd version. There might be somewhat less electronics in a early Audi.

Overall length and depth (below the center-line of the output shafts will be the critical points. There's really not much room in these cars so I don't think any automatic transaxle is going to "drop in" without at least some cutting and welding.

Anything can be done with either a lot of hard work on the builders part or a lot on money or a lot of both. There has been some discussion here on this subject form time to time but I don't recall a completed car with a automatic in it.

09-09-07, 12:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Howard Jones 10 tenths Join Date: Jun 2002 GT40: San Francisco Bay Area California USA Posts: 1,884 Rep Power: 25	Re: Semi automatic transaxles If I was in need of a automatic in a GT40 and beginning the build I would see how a Porsche Boxer fit before I went any further. It will not need to be "flipped" and is in the correct orientation from the outset. If you can get in into the car then the electronics will need to be worked out. You might begin with the electronic question even before you do any physical mock-up in a car. You will need to solve these issues anyway and doing so in advance would be relatively inexpensive compared to the rest of the project. At least in a on paper conceptual way. One other type to research would be a early Audi automatic 2wd version. There might be somewhat less electronics in a early Audi. Overall length and depth (below the center-line of the output shafts will be the critical points. There's really not much room in these cars so I don't think any automatic transaxle is going to "drop in" without at least some cutting and welding. Anything can be done with either a lot of hard work on the builders part or a lot on money or a lot of both. There has been some discussion here on this subject form time to time but I don't recall a completed car with a automatic in it.