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Re: [Fot] Spitfire Flywheels

To: Bob Bownes -Seiri <bownes@seiri.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire Flywheels
From: Nick Black via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:07:19 -0700
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Bill=20
Yeah I hear ya on what triumph put on their cars to get them out the door.
I had a 4a that was single digits from the last one (I think it was 8 from t=
he end) it had an alternator on it from the factory!


Nick of NORCAL



Sent from the wilds of NorCal=20

> On Apr 12, 2019, at 9:12 AM, Bob Bownes -Seiri via Fot <fot@autox.team.net=
> wrote:
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> Same thing happened on the TR6. Mine is in the last few hundred and clearl=
y had a few bits from other years.=20
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>> On Apr 12, 2019, at 11:26, Bill Dentinger via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wr=
ote:
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>> Amici...
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>> This thread on which flywheel for which Spitfire reminds me of a near fis=
ticuffs discussion I witnessed at one of the last NATC gatherings before the=
y became the VTR Convention.  It was at the Concour de Elegance judging, and=
 two TR3 owners were arguing about whose car was 'original as built', becaus=
e they had different suspension parts.  They were both 'correctly described b=
eing 'as built'.  Especially towards the end of a model's run (i.e., the TR3=
B) TRIUMPH was building cars with whatever parts were left on the shelf.  It=
 resulted in some unique cars, and some heated discussions.
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>> Bill Dentinger
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
>> To: fot <fot@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Fri, Apr 12, 2019 2:45 am
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire Flywheels
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>> On 4/11/19 10:46 AM, marty via Fot wrote:
>> > Can anybody tell me if the early 1296 flywheels made for the 6-1/2 dia=20=

>> > clutch and the 1500 flywheels made for the 7-1/4 dia clutch are the=20
>> > same except for the clutch size?
>> >
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>> Isn't the crankshaft boss on the late 1296/1500 larger in diameter?
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>> mjb.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Bill&nbsp;<div>Yeah I hear ya on what trium=
ph put on their cars to get them out the door.</div><div>I had a 4a that was=
 single digits from the last one (I think it was 8 from the end) it had an a=
lternator on it from the factory!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ni=
ck of NORCAL</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature"=
 dir=3D"ltr">Sent from the wilds of NorCal&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>O=
n Apr 12, 2019, at 9:12 AM, Bob Bownes -Seiri via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D=
"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr">Same thing happened on the TR6. Mine is in the last few h=
undred and clearly had a few bits from other years.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><br>On Apr 12, 2019, at 11:26, Bill Dentinger via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><bloc=
kquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"black" size=3D"2" face=3D=
"arial">
<div>Amici...</div>

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<div>This thread on which flywheel for which Spitfire reminds me of a near f=
isticuffs discussion I witnessed at one of the last NATC gatherings before t=
hey became the VTR Convention.&nbsp; It was at the Concour de Elegance judgi=
ng, and two TR3 owners were arguing about whose car was 'original as built',=
 because they had different suspension parts.&nbsp; They were both 'correctl=
y described being 'as built'.&nbsp; Especially towards the end of a model's r=
un (i.e., the TR3B) TRIUMPH was building cars with whatever parts were left o=
n the shelf.&nbsp; It resulted in some unique cars, and some heated discussi=
ons.</div>

<div><br>
</div>

<div>Bill Dentinger</div>

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From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@=
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To: fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt;=
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Sent: Fri, Apr 12, 2019 2:45 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire Flywheels<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">On 4/11/19 10:46 AM, marty via Fot wrote:<br clear=3D"none"=
>&gt; Can anybody tell me if the early 1296 flywheels made for the 6-1/2 dia=
 <br clear=3D"none">&gt; clutch and the 1500 flywheels made for the 7-1/4 di=
a clutch are the <br clear=3D"none">&gt; same except for the clutch size?<br=
 clear=3D"none">&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Isn't the cranksha=
ft boss on the late 1296/1500 larger in diameter?<br clear=3D"none"><br clea=
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