> Alan Storey wrote:
> >
> > I have a transmission from a Mark III Spitfire that I may need
> > to use in a 1965 Mark II Spitfire with an 1147cc engine.
> > Is this transmission the same as the Mark II transmission?
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > Alan Storey
>
On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Spitfire 1500 wrote:
> Alan, it is the same transmission. All Spitfires use the 3-rail
> gearbox, except the 1500, which uses a single rail 'box.
Right, Ron. Note that the Mk.IV and early (1973-74 U.S. version) 1500s
use a variant of that three-rail box. It's pretty much the same except for
a synchro first gear and a larger output flange. It, too, will bolt in by
simply changing the driveshaft u-joint flange to suit. Again, you are
right in that the Mk.3 and earlier Spitfire transmissions are identical.
--Andy
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Andrew Mace, President and *
* 10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Consultant *
* Vintage Triumph Register *
* amace@unix2.nysed.gov *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|