<div dir="ltr">Interesting...the Spitfire I have acquired was running the stock clutches available in the 1970's, ran hard (above 8000 rpm with a 1300), won lots of races but did not report any clutch failures in the copious notes I have. <div><br></div><div>Of course, I don't know how often the clutch disc was being replaced. He had three gearboxes, all with different ratio or overdrive set ups and had them in and out depending on the track he was racing.</div><div><br></div><div>Wonder if the disc manufacturing is not of the same quality it was 40 years ago??</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000">Brad Eells</font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000">Chino CA</font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000">#35 DP 1962 Triumph TR4</font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000">#76 FP 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3</font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000">1965 Triumph TR4A IRS...for the road!</font></b></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 6:27 PM, Rich Hahn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:putinbaytr3@yahoo.com" target="_blank">putinbaytr3@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div></div>
<div>Stock Spit clutches even current heavy duty ones won't stand up to 7000 RPM. I don't know if its the state of materials used today due to EPA regs but I ripped to pressure plate side friction material off a brand new one in less than 20 laps. Finally went to a custom Quarter Master racing clutch and hydraulic release bearing which removed the release bearing and operating lever from the system. Took some fabrication and experimenting but solved the problem<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, December 21, 2017 08:33:44 PM EST, Brad Eells via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
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</div></div><div><div id="m_-6418560081144543360ydp6a1a5c1yiv3352746680"><div><div><div class="h5">Ted,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Is there a Spitfire version of this disc?</div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div><div><div><div class="h5">Thanks!<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div id="m_-6418560081144543360ydp6a1a5c1yiv3352746680AppleMailSignature">Brad Eells<div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div></div></div><div class="m_-6418560081144543360ydp6a1a5c1yiv3352746680yqt0168512855" id="m_-6418560081144543360ydp6a1a5c1yiv3352746680yqt31638"><div><div class="h5"><div><br clear="none">On Dec 21, 2017, at 4:27 PM, Doug Mitchell via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div class="h5"><div>Torn the center out of more discs than I care to remember. Second (and last) time I ran race tires in an autocross I really destroyed it. This on a 'stock' street Spit. </div></div></div><div class="m_-6418560081144543360ydp6a1a5c1yiv3352746680gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="m_-6418560081144543360ydp6a1a5c1yiv3352746680gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Dec 21, 2017 7:09 PM, "fubog1 via Fot" <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div></div><blockquote class="m_-6418560081144543360ydp6a1a5c1yiv3352746680gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><font color="black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Y<font size="2">'all ain't blowed one up good unless there's shrapnel out of the bellhousing...!<br clear="none">
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<div>A stock clutch came apart for me at an autocross about 25 years ago and looked about the same as the one that Ted sent. I don't recall if it was a DNF. It was a street car that I drove to the autoX. Had to get a friend with a trailer to give me a tow home. Merry Christmas! Joe(B)<br clear="none">
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<div><span>From: Bill Tobin via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>></span><br clear="none">
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<div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:small">I have one quite like that. Gave out after turn 11(last turn) on the last lap at the Glen a while ago.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:small">Coasted across the finish line, got the checker, and parked just before turn 1.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:small">Wasn't a DNF! Did get towed in though.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:small">Dick Stockton helped push the car into my trailer. When it was in an I was looking for a block, Dick yelled "Put it in gear!" Smart a$$</span></div>
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