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Re: [Fot] Spitfire Flywheels

To: Bill Dentinger <billdentin@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire Flywheels
From: Bob Bownes -Seiri via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:12:18 -0400
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Same thing happened on the TR6. Mine is in the last few hundred and clearly h=
ad a few bits from other years.=20

> On Apr 12, 2019, at 11:26, Bill Dentinger via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wro=
te:
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> Amici...
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> This thread on which flywheel for which Spitfire reminds me of a near fist=
icuffs discussion I witnessed at one of the last NATC gatherings before they=
 became the VTR Convention.  It was at the Concour de Elegance judging, and t=
wo TR3 owners were arguing about whose car was 'original as built', because t=
hey had different suspension parts.  They were both 'correctly described bei=
ng 'as built'.  Especially towards the end of a model's run (i.e., the TR3B)=
 TRIUMPH was building cars with whatever parts were left on the shelf.  It r=
esulted in some unique cars, and some heated discussions.
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> Bill Dentinger
>  =20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> To: fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, Apr 12, 2019 2:45 am
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire Flywheels
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> On 4/11/19 10:46 AM, marty via Fot wrote:
> > Can anybody tell me if the early 1296 flywheels made for the 6-1/2 dia=20=

> > clutch and the 1500 flywheels made for the 7-1/4 dia clutch are the=20
> > same except for the clutch size?
> >
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> Isn't the crankshaft boss on the late 1296/1500 larger in diameter?
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> mjb.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Same thing happened on the TR6. Mine is in the last f=
ew hundred and clearly had a few bits from other years.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><br>On Apr 12, 2019, at 11:26, Bill Dentinger via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"black" size=3D"2" fac=
e=3D"arial">
<div>Amici...</div>

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<div>This thread on which flywheel for which Spitfire reminds me of a near f=
isticuffs discussion I witnessed at one of the last NATC gatherings before t=
hey became the VTR Convention.&nbsp; It was at the Concour de Elegance judgi=
ng, and two TR3 owners were arguing about whose car was 'original as built',=
 because they had different suspension parts.&nbsp; They were both 'correctl=
y described being 'as built'.&nbsp; Especially towards the end of a model's r=
un (i.e., the TR3B) TRIUMPH was building cars with whatever parts were left o=
n the shelf.&nbsp; It resulted in some unique cars, and some heated discussi=
ons.</div>

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<div>Bill Dentinger</div>

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From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@=
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To: fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt;=
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Sent: Fri, Apr 12, 2019 2:45 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire Flywheels<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">On 4/11/19 10:46 AM, marty via Fot wrote:<br clear=3D"none"=
>&gt; Can anybody tell me if the early 1296 flywheels made for the 6-1/2 dia=
 <br clear=3D"none">&gt; clutch and the 1500 flywheels made for the 7-1/4 di=
a clutch are the <br clear=3D"none">&gt; same except for the clutch size?<br=
 clear=3D"none">&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Isn't the cranksha=
ft boss on the late 1296/1500 larger in diameter?<br clear=3D"none"><br clea=
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