Hi Seb, Tony
I think I got off on cross purposes here, I have O/D gearboxes on the brain
at the moment having recently spent a very long weekend on a rebuild, I
thought we were talking about internals for the box, but we are talking
about the propshaft aren't we, D'oh, sorry folks! Of course it is possible
to have the propshaft (driveshaft) shortened reworked etc hell I even cut
and shut one at work as an experimental to see if we could use half of a
Fiat propshaft with the Triumph shaft to fit a Fiat twin cam in a friends
Herald!
Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sebastian King" <sebking@freeuk.com>
To: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>; "Triumph List"
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: Spitfire O/D driveshaft
| I had one made to my spec, lightened and balanced for 70.00 UKP all new
UJ's
| etc a few years back. A really nice job.
|
| It was from a place in Luton, England called reco-prop I think, amazing
| place, props everywhere like tubular bells.
|
| Seb
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: Graham Stretch <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
| To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
| Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 8:33 PM
| Subject: Re: Spitfire O/D driveshaft
|
|
| >
| > Hi Tony
| > These shafts are very different, they have splines where the original
| > doesn't, they have a ground end on the shaft to run in a bearing / bush
| > (unless it is a D type I think). I think it is definitely a find one
job,
| I
| > don't think there is enough material that even a good machine shop could
| > re-fashion a normal one for O/D.
| > Good luck with the hunt.
| >
| > Graham,
| > 1967 1300 FWD
| > 1968 2000 Saloon
| > 1972 2.5PI Saloon
| > 1974 Sprinted Dolomite 1850
| > 1975 Toledo in restoration!
| >
| > http://www.triumph-iw.co.uk
| > http://www.mickdolphin.co.uk Spares Supplier.
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Anthony Zager"
| > Subject: Spitfire O/D driveshaft
| >
| >
| > |
| > | Hello all,
| > |
| > | I know this is really a question for the spitfire list, but I can't be
| on
| > | both....
| > |
| > | What are the dimensions of a driveshaft for an overdrive equipped Mk 2
| > | Spitfire? I have read it was shorter than the non-O/D one. I need to
| > either
| > | shorten mine or find one.
| > |
| > | TIA,
| > |
| > | Tony Zager
| > | 1963 TR4
| > | 1965 Spitfire Mk2
| >
| >
|
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