Somewhere I have a copy of the spec sheet from the 4th one that went
to Canada.
Here is a website with the specs typed out:
http://www.race-cars.com/carsold/austinhl/a76686/a76686ss.htm
Wilko
On Jun 19, 2008, at 5:34 PM, Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
> I rode with Phil Coombs for a couple of (very) hot laps at Road
> America in
> 56FAC. It definitely, at that stage in its life, had limited slip,
> as he was
> able to steer with the throttle through the Carousel.
>
> WST
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com@autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of
> sebring@illawarra.hotkey.net.au
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:19 PM
> To: Freese, Ken
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fwd: MORE Sebring 3000's
>
> Quoting "Freese, Ken" <Kendall.Freese@Aerojet.com>:
>
>> Joe,
>> Did the Sebring 3000's have limited slip diff's?
>> Ken Freese
>>
> Ken
> When I asked Geoff Healey this question he was a little uncertain
> but it was
>
> most likely, NO LIMITED SLIP DIFF.
>
> Also the same for overdrive, NOT FITTED. Apparently it was
> considered that
> the
> heat and long hours of the Sebring 12Hour race was a concern.
> This seems an odd area of concern when you consider the extreme
> hours and
> conditions of some of the 48 & 56 hour european rally events up and
> down
> steep
> mountain passes with aq mix of sealed and dirt surfaces with on/off
> application
> of the accelerator!
> With no O/D the Sebring ratio gear set filled gaps that O/D would be
> used on
> a
> Tulip (rally) gearset.
>
> Joe
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