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If I had a GT6 gearbox, I would compare the input shaft gear with one of the Spit input shafts I have just to see what gives.
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On 10/12/2023 10:35 AM EDT Barr, Scott <sbarr@mccarty-law.com> wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">And yet it worked fine. Perfectly. Go figure.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>From:</strong> JOE CURRY <spitlist@cox.net> <br><strong>Sent:</strong> Thursday, October 12, 2023 9:33 AM<br><strong>To:</strong> Barr, Scott <sbarr@McCarty-Law.com>; Barr, Scott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>; Rod Pierce <rpierce141@gmail.com><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Fot] GT6-Spitfire Transmission Conversion</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Since the GT6 gearbox has a different gearset than the Spitfire has, I can't see how that would work. The first gear for the 3-rail Spitfire has a ratio of 3.75 compared to 2.65 for the GT6, therefore the input shaft gear won't mesh with the gears in the GT6 box. Here is a link to the summary of what I did way back in 2000 when I adapted a Mk3 GT6 gearbox to work with a small journal 1296 that I used in my autocross prepared Mk1 Spit: <a href="https://www.geocities.ws/MotorCity/Speedway/1080/gt6boxtospit.html">https://www.geocities.ws/MotorCity/Speedway/1080/gt6boxtospit.html</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 10/12/2023 9:31 AM EDT Barr, Scott via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">When I had this done some years ago, I took the job to a local racer-transmission guy. After fiddling with it a bit, he just put the Spitfire input shaft into the GT6 trans and it worked fine. GT6 gearbox for my Spit racer, no cutting, welding, etc. required. It worked great for a few seasons until I pulled it to install an overdrive trans.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">Could just be luck? I understand that there are a number of variations of gear constructions and maybe I just happened to bring him two that matched? Who knows. But it worked for me.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">From:</span></strong> Fot <<a href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">On Behalf Of </span></strong>Rod Pierce via Fot<br><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">Sent:</span></strong> Thursday, October 12, 2023 7:57 AM<br><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">To:</span></strong> Rod Pierce via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">Subject:</span></strong> [Fot] GT6-Spitfire Transmission Conversion</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">I have a GT6 transmission in my spares collection and I have heard they can be converted to run in a Spitfire. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">I'm interested in accomplishing this over the winter and I am looking for information/advice on the best way to do it.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">It is my understanding that you can have the GT6 input shaft either machined to fit or you can cut the input shafts from a GT6 and a Spitfire and weld the Spitfire on the GT6 transmission.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">Thanks</p>
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