Reid, after reading your post, I wondered what it would be like walking into
a Triumph showroom and ordering a new Spitfire with the options I wanted.
Then there is that day when I take that first drive in a brand new Triumph.
Maybe sometime you could recount a few of your memories for the many who
have only known their LBCs after a PO.
Terry Banbury
> ----------
> From: Simmons, Reid W[SMTP:reid.w.simmons@intel.com]
> Reply To: Simmons, Reid W
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 11:38 AM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: ODs
>
>
> ODs may be hard to find now but I would hardly call them unreliable. The
> one in my '79 has not given me even a hint of trouble in 21 years. Prior
> to
> the Spitfire I had an MGB with overdrive that never gave me any trouble in
> the many years I owned it. When I bought my Spitfire I told the dealer
> that
> the OD was a "must have" or the deal was off. For highway and interstate
> driving I wouldn't want to be without it. Not only does it make the
> engine
> happier loafing along at a low RPM, but the gas mileage increases
> significantly when I use the OD at higher speeds.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Griffiths [mailto:griffco@mail.cadvision.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 5:59 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
>
>
>
> With all this talk about hard to find ODs, and their unreliability, why
> not
> contemplate fitting a 5 speed transmission?
>
> I am sure it haas been done, but what would be a good model to use with
> the
> least amount of work?
>
> I know, I know, it's not original, but....
> Cheers, Fred
>
> David Moag wrote:
>
> > Laura,
> >
> > I just wanted to second Dean's opinion of the O/D. When I first got my
> Spit
> > it didn't have one, and I'd have to wind it up pretty well to stay up
> with
> > traffic. I tried to limit my freeway driving as much as possible (which
> in
> > LA, as you know, is not too easily accomplished). Now that one in the
> car,
> > it is SO much nicer that I really would NOT want to have one without an
> O/D.
> > But again, Nigel's engine is capable of quite a bit more than my stock
> 77
> w/
> > smog controls can give me.
> >
> > Dave Moag
> > 62 TR3B
> > 77 Spitfire
> > La Canada, CA
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dean Dashwood
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:24 AM
> > To: Laura.G@141.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
> >
> > Laura,
> >
> > Good point about more things to go wrong. In fact, in the time I've had
> my
> > car,
> > the overdrive has gone wrong far more times than anything else. But
> it's
> > always
> > been a simple electrical problem (broken wire, inhibitor switch worn,
> etc)
> > which
> > I've always been able to fix myself, so it's not really bothered me - of
> > course,
> > this will vary depending on individual ability.
> >
> > Personally, I would think twice about buying a car without overdrive,
> > especially
> > as a daily driver - it really is much more pleasant to be able to reduce
> the
> > rpms by 1000 or so when cruising along the motorway. To me, having to
> > remove
> > the gearbox tunnel every few months to fix a wire is a fair price to pay
> for
> > that.
> >
> > Of course, Nigel is not your average Spitfire, so he may be able to take
> the
> > high RPM much better than my car!
> >
> > Dean
> > ------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, May 23 2000 10:21:54 GMT-0600
> > From: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine)
> > Subject: Re: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
> >
> > None of my Spits have had o/d. With Nigel, we've talked about it. Then
> one
> > of
> > the guys from my local Triumph club said he could get me (a used) one at
> a
> > good
> > price. I thought about it. Talked about it with Dave. Talked about it
> with
> > the
> > English guy who works for Dave. In all, I talked to about 5 different
> people
> > and
> > what it came down to is that it's a nice thing to have-but not a
> necessity
> > and
> > more importantly-it'll be just *another thing to break or go wrong*.
> >
> > That last bit, coming from individuals I respect and who hadn't confered
> > with
> > each other convinced me not to do it.
> >
> > This year, at least!
> >
> > Laura G.
>
>
>
> --
> Fred & Wendy Griffiths,
> Calgary, Canada
> http://www.cadvision.com/griffco/index.htm
> mailto: griffco@cadvision.com
>
>
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