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Re: Spitfire/Hyundai Transmission

To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Subject: Re: Spitfire/Hyundai Transmission
From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 16:31:43 -0400
Jeff McNeal wrote:
> 
> Considering that the Pony's are thought of to be the dogs -- and that the
> Pony transmission seems to be the one that supposedly fits on a Spitfire --
> it would appear that even if the transmission fits -- it wouldn't be worth
> all the time and trouble of attempting the conversion, since the
> transmission would likely fail as quickly as a stock version.

  Well, I'm not so sure of that.

  The Hyundai was unreliable by 80s standards.

  The Spitfire was unreliable by 60s standards.

  That might make the Hyundai tranny worth it's weight in gold! As
well, they are probably $50 for a truckload so once the swap
is done you will never have a tranny problem again you
can't solve in an hour. ;>

-- 
Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
Any part can be removed with the careful application of too much force.

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