[Chapman-era] What kind of rear axle is in this Caterham?

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----- "Rod Bean" <rodbean at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: "Rod Bean" <rodbean at earthlink.net>
> To: pethier at comcast.net, usa at se7ens.net, lotus at se7ens.net, sevens at se7ens.net
> Cc: chapman-era at autox.team.net, Lotus-cars at autox.team.net
> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2009 10:01:41 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Chapman-era] What kind of rear axle is in this Caterham?
>
> I know this will sound ridiculous but isn't that from a Cortina? 
> Cortina rear axle assys. have been the most popular ones to use and
> that's what it looks like to me.  Of course, all I have around are
> Elan diffs which are Cortina and I haven't actually gone out to the
> garage to compare what you've got to them (if you want me to, I will
> though).
> 
> Rod

Interesting.  Now I have someone telling me that all of these Ford cars use the same "Ford 7-inch" gears and that any Ford 7-inch gears, USA or UK, will fit.  Is that true?

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L   1979 Caterham 7
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