Thanks Herb...Jaybird
-----Original Message-----
From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of WFO Herb
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 4:58 PM
To: Tommy_Samuels@markivauto.com
Cc: spridgets-digest@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: engines and trans
Power Glide...
Tommy_Samuels@markivauto.com wrote:
> To any who care
> The TH200 was a 2 speed automatic offered from the mid fifties until 1967
in
> virtually every General Motors product
>
> It wasn't apiece of junk and is the preferred automatic for drag racing (2
gears
> = 1 shift = minimal lost time) It does need a shift kit to bark the tires
w/
> gear changes
> Another plus is they are available everywhere and cheap as dirt
>
> Will it fit in a spridget? Yes, very narrow for an automatic. W/ cable
linkage
> wouldn't even need to widen the tunnel
>
> Does it belong in a spridget? No way no shape no how
>
> My 2 cents
>
> Tommy
> 70B daily driver
> 67 sprite in many pieces
> 90 Trooper for when it rains
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