> I've just bought a 1979 Spitfire that's too rusted to > restore, but has an overdrive gearbox that I'd like to > install in my 1978 Spit. Does anyone have a list of all the > things I'll need to take off the old car to make the swap?
>From memory, sort of. The gearbox itself, the driveshaft, the speedometer >cable, the shift knob and the complete mounting stuff that extends backwards >from the top of the box to hold the shifting mechanism, the vertical H-bracket >that acts as the rear engine mount, and the horizontal plate that sits across >the frame members at the back end of the tranny onto which sits the H-bracket. > You'll need the wiring which feeds the solenoid and obviously the solenoid >and lock-out switch, but those two items should be attached to the gearbox >anyway. Of all these the horizontal frame plate that supports the rear engine >mount is the one most likey to be ignored because one wouldn't guess that such >a piece is different between OD and non-OD unless one has looked at it. -- Jim Muller, been there, done that _______________________________________________ Spitfires mailing list [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires
