Bob,
The splined competition Spitfire axles are available from the UK.? A little
time on the internet you should come across them.? Can't remember the place I
saw them but start with the Triumph Sports Six Club there and check their
links.??
Good luck ,
Bob T
-----Original Message-----
From: Rocky Entriken <rocky@spitfire4.com>
To: list@mackenzie.aero; fot@autox.team.net
Cc: list@mackenzie.aero
Sent: Tue, 26 May 2009 1:48 am
Subject: Re: [Fot] Early Spitfire Splined Axle
Yep, that's a bit of a different setup. I'm guessing it's some kind of early
"competition" axle setup. I say early because the comp axles I've had in my
Mk. 1 Spit (one set acquired about 1975, replaced about 10 years ago) have
always been solid units at the outer end that stab through the hub from
outside to inside.?
?
Then at the inside end of the axle, mine are indeed splined to a flange that
connects outer axle to inner axle.?
?
Not sure where you'd find a modern competition axle setup, but my friend
Duane Bailey might know. He's a Spitfire racer in Michigan, runs a Britcar
business including competition work (he builds my engines, etc.).
dbailey_wmy@yahoo.com or 616-878-5774.?
?
--Rocky Entriken?
?
----- Original Message -----
From: <list@mackenzie.aero>?
To: <fot@autox.team.net>?
Cc: <list@mackenzie.aero>?
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 9:50 PM?
Subject: [Fot] Early Spitfire Splined Axle?
?
>I have a question about my Spit for the group; I hope somebody can?
> help me out.?
>?
> For those who don?t know the story, I own a very early Spitfire4?
> (FC921) that I autocross. Although I don?t have the full history of?
> the car or its logbooks I understand that it was an SCCA racer at some?
> point before being campaigned as an autocross car into the 80s. I?
> bought it as a barn-find 3 years ago and got it race ready in early?
> 2008.?
>?
> When I started working on this car I inspected most of the parts and?
> re-installed them. One of the first projects was addressing the rear?
> suspension which was collapsed due a missing diff. I recall pulling?
> the brake drums, removing the shoes/springs and everything else and?
> putting it all back together after re-sealing the brake cylinders. I?
> don?t recall pulling the drive flanges or thinking they or the drive?
> shafts were anything out of the ordinary. One feature that did catch?
> my eye is that the wheel studs. They were 7/16 diameter and about 2.5?
> inches long. I assumed that it was built this way so spacers could be?
> used to adjust track as required.?
>?
> Last week I was getting the car ready for a club autocross when I?
> discovered a broken wheel stud on the left rear. [I ended up dusting?
> off my street 1500 and having a great day of racing but that?s?
> another story- http://tinyurl.com/qkjnpn ]?
>?
> I went to pull off the drive flange yesterday to get at the studs and?
> was surprised to find the flange and axle were splined, not the usual?
> tapered shaft with keyway.?
>?
> Photo: http://tinyurl.com/spitspline?
>?
> My question are:?
>?
> Has anybody else seen this set-up??
> Who made this??
> Where are the shafts from??
>?
> Any help will be appreciated.?
>?
> Robert MacKenzie?
> Austin, TX?
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