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Re: [Fot] Spitfire Over Drive

To: D V <explore8@outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire Over Drive
From: Greg Blake via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:55:31 -0500
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Derick

I assume it is the same as the big TRs. The OD transmissions have a longer t=
ransmission main shaft. Input shafts and drive shafts should be the same. In=
 other words, you can swap a non OD for an OD and only have to worry about d=
ifferences in the rear mount.=20

Make sense?

Greg

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 24, 2018, at 7:13 PM, D V via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> I received a single rail j type over drive in my spares when I bought the c=
ar years ago and I never used. The previous owner used it some but then aban=
doned it because they could get used to switching back and forth in and out o=
f OD.
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> My understanding was that these came from the factory with a longer input s=
haft and therefore needed a shorter drive shaft? My crude measurements appea=
r that the overall length is the same and the input shafts are the same. The=
 only thing that looks different is the location of the mount to the frame c=
ross member.=20
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> I don=E2=80=99t remember the P.O. saying anything about drive shafts and I=
 don=E2=80=99t have one in my spares. Could he have changed the input shafts=
 for an easy swap of trans? I think I have a fabricated mount adapter for th=
e cross member.
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> Any insight?<Image.png>
> Over drive in the distance
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> <Image-1.png>
> Over drive; non OD had throw out bearing and was a little more difficult t=
o measure
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Derick</div><div><br></div>I assume it=
 is the same as the big TRs. The OD transmissions have a longer transmission=
 main shaft. Input shafts and drive shafts should be the same. In other word=
s, you can swap a non OD for an OD and only have to worry about differences i=
n the rear mount.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Make sense?</div><div><br></div><=
div>Greg<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div><div=
><br>On Sep 24, 2018, at 7:13 PM, D V via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@auto=
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<div style=3D"direction: ltr;">I received a single rail j type over drive in=
 my spares when I bought the car years ago and I never used. The previous ow=
ner used it some but then abandoned it because they could get used to switch=
ing back and forth in and out of
 OD.</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;">My understanding was that these came from the=
 factory with a longer input shaft and therefore needed a shorter drive shaf=
t? My crude measurements appear that the overall length is the same and the i=
nput shafts are the same. The
 only thing that looks different is the location of the mount to the frame c=
ross member.&nbsp;</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;">I don=E2=80=99t remember the P.O. saying anyt=
hing about drive shafts and I don=E2=80=99t have one in my spares. Could he h=
ave changed the input shafts for an easy swap of trans? I think I have a fab=
ricated mount adapter for the cross member.</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;">Any insight?&lt;Image.png&gt;</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;">Over drive in the distance</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;">&lt;Image-1.png&gt;</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;">Over drive; non OD had throw out bearing and w=
as a little more difficult to measure</div>
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</div>
<div style=3D"direction: ltr;"><br>
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<div style=3D"direction: ltr;">&lt;Image-2.png&gt;</div>
<div>Over draft near</div>
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