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RE>Ultimate Tool Kit

To: british-cars@encore.com
Subject: RE>Ultimate Tool Kit
From: gerry@speedy.att.com
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 91 13:19 EST
> Front upright       Scimitar  
>                     Were these sourced for Scimitars anyway from
>                     something else ?

As far as I know the whole of the front suspension on the Scimitar
is stock TR5/6. I have looked at several TR's and their suspension components
look exactly the same as on my Scimitar.

> Trunnion          
When I replaced my trunnions, they came from a TR5/6

Differential          MGB (3.89:1)                                  S1 (most)

> Gearbox               Cortina mk.2
I think the gearbox was a generic Ford item, which can also be found in
the Capri, Escort etc. Some Cortina's MKIII also had these gearboxes, I know
that the Cortina MKIII gearbox was interchangeable with the MKII (for
some years - not all) I am thinking specifically of the 2000E g'box

> Servo
Many servos will fit, when my servo when, I when to a Brit car show, and saw
the same servo used in many BL cars. I think eventually I got one from an MGC
servo.  (which i believe is exactly the same as Aston Db6)

Don't take this as gospel, I have never interchanged the parts
to see if they fit, but they look awefully similar. Over the past 2 years
I have tried to do the same with my Scimitar, trying to find out where
all the various bits and pieces came from - It is quite intregingh, to 
find out how these small manufacturers raid "corporate" parts bins looking
for the part that fits !!!!!

Gerry


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