I've owned 3 Spitfires a '70, '72 and '65. None of them had the cable you
are describing. There is a "tie rod" part number 131456 shown in the
Spitfire Mark I factory parts manual that is shown going from a bracket
attached to the rear the transmission to the frame with bushings on both
ends. But I have never actually ever seen one of these installed.
The electrical grounding cable goes from the bell housing to the fire wall
in the engine compartment, there is no direct electrical connection to the
frame that I know of, other than through the body to frame mounting bolts.
Ralph Jannelli
Matthews, NC
'65 Spitfire MKII
'72 Spitfire MKIV
'80 TR8 DHC
----- Original Message -----
From: wizardz <wizardz@toad.net>
To: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>;
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: Heavy Steel Cable
>
> Hhhmmmm...don't know for sure if the '72's had one but
> the cable is a major electrical ground and safety
> mechanism. Check your rear transmission mount.
> On the driver's side (US spec) there should be a small
> boxish shaped bracket that sticks down from the mount.
> It should have a hole in the front of it that would have mounted this
cable.
> The other end of this cable is actually used as one of the
> motor to tranny mount bolts.
>
> Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
> 1973 MGBGT - daily driver
> http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
> 1978 Spitfire - in superb Shape
> http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit78.htm
> 1973 Round wheel Arch wire wheel Midget
> http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 10:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Heavy Steel Cable
>
>
> >
> >What is this steel cable for? It certainly doesn't exist on
> >my MK IV... I would guess it is meant to improve the
> >crashworthiness of the car somehow.
> >
> >Doug Braun
> >'72 Spit
> >
> >
> >>There is also a heavy
> >>steel cable attached to the front of the bell housing on one end and the
> >>frame on the other. If you remove this it provides you with a little
more
> >>freedom of movement in that area.
> >
>
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