Actually, you need a "J" type OD to mate up to your single rail gear box in
the '77. You should sell the "D" type to me for my '72 with the 3-rail
gearbox!
Tony Childs
72 Spitfire - FK38809U
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:27 PM
Subject: Type D overdrive question
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have located a type 'D' overdrive unit for sale (at a real reasonable
price)
> and was wondering what I would need to do to install it into my '77 1500.
I
> know that installing an OD in a non-OD car requires shortening the
driveshaft,
> changing the rear mount and replacing the transmission output shaft, but
is
> the transmission in my '77 compatible with the older type 'D' unit? Are
there
> other things I should be concerned about?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul Mostrom
> '77 Spitfire 1500
> > '80 Ford F-100 (Triumph Support Vehicle)
> >
> >
> 'Black holes, where God divided by zero......'
>
>
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