Bill,
I have retrofitted my 70 Spitfire with rotoflex and a swing spring. It was
not a straight forward conversion and took some time since I had to weld
brackets and use the Triumph Tune shock conversion. The e-brake was an issue too.
If you have a GT frame I would certainly recommend the
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Subject: Re: Rotoflex vs. Camber Compensator
Bill,
I have retrofitted my 70 Spitfire with rotoflex and a
Joe,
About half a year ago there was a conversation about swing springs in the rotoflex
rear end here. I had the same question you have. Got forwarded a response from Kas
on the subject that you may find interesting.
In checking the yellow book, which I wrote, there is reference to a
heavier
Does the parking brake cable mechanism actuate BOTH
rear brake shoes (within each drum) or only ONE of the
shoes (in each drum)?
If it activates only one shoe, is it the leading shoe
or the trailing shoe? (Leading shoe generates more
braking force, right?)
And the leading shoe is the one
Quoting Dave Gebhard [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
The Laws for British Sports Cars
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If it is not messed up, it the parking brake mechanism will push equally on both
shoes. If
the wheel cylinder is frozen to the backing place and cannot float, something else
will happen.
In any case, the leading shoe does more work, because the
rotation of the brake drum tends to wrap the
Joe,
To tell you the truth I am not sure how I came up with that combination since
I did it about a couple of years ago and my memory fades. It seems to work
very well now and I did have trouble lifting a leg with an Addco roll bar and
the early spring. I have never tried the camber
I modified a GT6 rear spring to remove the shortest leaf and added a
parallel main leaf that is thicker than the original main leaf and adds
about 40 percent stiffness to the stack. (Don't ask me for the final
spring rate, because I have not measured it). But it is very stiff and
keeps up with
In a message dated 3/18/2004 2:14:48 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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I'm starting to plan my Spit6/GT6 convertible. What I'd like to build is a
mild to moderate street car. What are the pluses and minuses of both
Rotoflex and non swing spring with camber compensator?
I have a Spit Mk IV (FK series, year unknown) parts
car with overdrive - should it have a 3.89:1 rear end
like some of the non-overdrive Mk IV's do, or a 4.11:1
like other non-overdrive Mk IV's do, or something
else?
The Mk IV w/OD combo isn't listed on
www.triumphspitfire.com/diff.html
M D Doc
In a message dated 3/18/2004 3:39:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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I have a Spit Mk IV (FK series, year unknown) parts
car with overdrive - should it have a 3.89:1 rear end
like some of the non-overdrive Mk IV's do, or a 4.11:1
like other non-overdrive Mk IV's do, or
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit_and_gt6_specs.htm
yep... no separate listing for MKIV's with O/D
but I'm pretty sure in your case it should be a 3.89
for the U.S. market.
Paul Tegler
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From: M D Doc Nugent [EMAIL
Sorry for the delays here guys and gals I finally had time to
document and upload the Trooper II starter stuff.
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/73gt6br_tropperstarter.htm
Paul Tegler
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UNBElievable... or is it simply a 'time frame' thing (historically)...
but I can't seem to find a single photograph anywhere on the
internet of a Triumph 2000 engine compartment!
Can anyone point me in the direction of a few pages with
engine compartment photos?thanks
Paul Tegler
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