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Re: Diff input flange size

To: Doug Braun <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
Subject: Re: Diff input flange size
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 17:44:03 -0700
Doug,
All the cars originally had the same size flanges all around.  That
shaft probably came from a car that had either a different Transmission
installed or a different differential installed later.  

The flange changes I am pretty sure happened at the MkIV time frame. 
>From then on they had the same size flanges as the GT6 always had.

Joe

Doug Braun wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Did the size of the differential input flange change at some
> point during the MK IV/1500 production?  I believe that
> on my '72, the driveshaft front and rear flanges are the
> same size, and also the same as the rear axle flanges.
> But I have a (supposedly Spitfire) driveshaft lying around
> that would fit my car, except that the flange on one end
> is bigger than the flange at the other end.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Doug Braun
> '72 Spit
> 
> P.S.: I just finished installing a Coverlay dash pad, and it looks
> very impressive.  I ended up taking out the original dash to
> clean it up and prepare it, since part of it had warped a lot.
> (Dash removal is not for the faint of heart!)  Let me know if
> you are preparing to install one, and I will give you some tips.

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