Avi,
I did this to my 77. In addition to what has already been said I had to
shorten the drive shaft. I took it to a drive shaft shop and they shortened
it (about 3/4" in my case) and balanced it for about $80.
You'll enjoy the O/D!!
Dave Moag
62 TR3B
77 Spitfire
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of A666K@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 11:32 AM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: 4 Spd. to OVD swap
>
>
>
> Hi all,
> I am possibly going to be converting from the 4 spd. to OVD. The
> tranny that
> I am getting is from the bellhousing to the end of the
> driveshaft, and will
> include the speedo cable. I does not have the crossmember/rear
> mount thing.
> Other then that, do I need anything else? ( I have searched the archives
> but..)I have heard something about the speedo calib. being diff. ?! Any
> thoughts?
> TIA,
> Avi
> P.S. This is all for a '78.
>
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