Thanks everyone,
I will probably be contacting some of you in the future to pick your
brains a little more about this.
Roger Elliott
Joe Curry wrote:
If you need a laygear (main cluster gear) I have a brand new one. Those,
last I checked where listed as unavailable.
Joe
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Subject: Re: [Spits] GT6 - Spitfire Overdrive questions
Roger,
As previously mentioned, the Spitfire tranny will not bolt
Roger,
As previously mentioned, the Spitfire tranny will not bolt up the the GT6.
The input shaft is different, as well as the bell housing, and as far as I
know no late model single rail could be made to fit without extensive mods
to the GT6 bell housing among other things. To fit a J type, which
BillG
Hastings, MN
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[mailto:spitfires-boun...@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Roger Elliott
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:48 PM
To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: [Spits] GT6 - Spitfire Overdrive questions
Hi everyone,
I ha
Hi everyone,
I have 2 questions about overdrives. I have a 68 GT6 without an
overdrive and would like to put one in if I ever get it rebuilt.
I had a chance to buy a later Spitifire tranny with overdrive of unknown
condition fairly cheap. I did not buy it as I was afraid it would be
too mu
Greg,
I'd agree with Joe. There's no need to use the clutch when switching
the overdrive, but if nothing else, lifting the throttle slightly when
you engage overdrive will prevent you getting a slightly jerky thump in
the back!
Feel free to switch the O/D on and off as often as suits you, they a
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To:
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 6:50 AM
Subject: Overdrive questions
> I recently got my first spit with OD. Should I disengage the clutch when
> the OD is turned on or doesn't it matter? It seems like disengaging the
> clutch would reduce wear on the OD, but I wasn'
05, 2006 6:50 AM
Subject: Overdrive questions
> I recently got my first spit with OD. Should I disengage the clutch when
> the OD is turned on or doesn't it matter? It seems like disengaging the
> clutch would reduce wear on the OD, but I wasn't sure if it "needs" th
I recently got my first spit with OD. Should I disengage the clutch when
the OD is turned on or doesn't it matter? It seems like disengaging the
clutch would reduce wear on the OD, but I wasn't sure if it "needs" the
drivetrain load to properly work or if it doesn't matter at all one way or
the
With the body off the frame, I'll be removing the
overdrive, propshaft, relay, and OD mount to put them
on eBay (need money for other projects).
Do I also need to remove the whole shift lever, or
just the OD shift knob to make the OD "kit" complete
for a buyer (this is on my '71/'72-ish parts dono
As to wire wheels, you have to remember that they were used initially
(early part of the century) because steel wheels were unreliable as
welding techniques had not developed to a high enough standard. However
that situation ended in between the 2 wars and so after that they became
purely a fashion
Thanks everyone for the information on the overdrive.
Just got to weight up my options now, overdrive would be a great addition
to my Spit - but it all depends on timing and circumstances to wether or
not I can afford the time or money to fit it. Preferably I'd like to stick
the overdrive in when
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From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > In real terms it will make the car more economical which is another
> >budgetary offset.
>
> Not according to the official mileage figures, surprisingly enough.
> There is practically nothing between the fuel c
On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, at around 14:06:24 local time, William Davies
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>- Original Message -
>From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>> That is my experience too. Mind you, I've yet to meet an owner of a
>> wire-wheel-equipped car who would happily
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From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> That is my experience too. Mind you, I've yet to meet an owner of a
> wire-wheel-equipped car who would happily be without the feature either.
Well you've met one now!
Wire wheels are an absolute maintenance n
At 08:17 AM 2/6/03 +, Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote:
>That is my experience too. Mind you, I've yet to meet an owner of a
>wire-wheel-equipped car who would happily be without the feature either.
I switched from wire to regular wheels because they were looking rather tatty,
and I got tir
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From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I don't see what all the fuss is about with overdrives. Just another
bloody thing to go wrong, IMHO. Save your money for use when you need it.
For driving mostly on A-roads and back-roads I'd be tempted to agree
On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, at around 21:44:56 local time, William Davies
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>- Original Message -
>From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>> I don't see what all the
>> fuss is about with overdrives. Just another bloody thing to go wrong,
>> IMHO. Save
- Original Message -
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I don't see what all the
> fuss is about with overdrives. Just another bloody thing to go wrong,
> IMHO. Save your money for use when you need it.
Hi Mike,
The overdrive units are generally extremely reli
On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, at around 14:44:51 local time, James Carruthers
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi listers,
>
>
>I've got to think through a strategy to allow me to commute to work this
>year. My engine went pop last year after 3 weeks of doing 90 miles a
>day. Question is, should I try and drive
The conversion is not especially hard, IF you find all the pieces you need.
Some of the minor bits are:
1: A metal cover piece that goes right behind the cardboard tunnel cover.
(You need to trim away a few inches of the floorpan right behind the cover.)
Maybe this is not an issue for a 1500
James,
Yeah, go for the overdrive option. After all, you've now got a spare Spit
engine you can re-build in preparation for the one you've got fitted going
pop, and you are now an expert at the swapping operation!!
You will need an overdrive unit. These are pretty robust, so you may get
away wi
Hi listers,
I've got to think through a strategy to allow me to commute to work this
year. My engine went pop last year after 3 weeks of doing 90 miles a
day. Question is, should I try and drive my Spit for possibly 3 months
of the same journey this year. Thoughts of getting a banger and using
th
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