At 09:55 PM 12/30/01 -0600, Patton Dickson wrote:
>.... Thanks for that level of detail, I needed that....
>
>So my heads and generator are likely to be off the original 67 motor ....
>
>.... it appears that I also have the early starter .... Does that mean
>that I can assume a correct transfer of the 10-inch flywheel (120 tooth
>ring gear) to that "early" inertia type starter, and therefore I have the
>3-synchronizer gearbox .
Impeccable logic.
>Would the later style oil filter you described be offset towards the
>passenger side of the car rather than towards the front?
Yes. Most of the offset is towards the side, but it may be set just
slightly forward as well. If it is the offset hanging adapter it could be
set straight off to the side with the early (shorter) starter motor.
>....
>Does I sound like I am on the right track in saying that my engine has
>only had the block "updated" (along with the oil filter) and the starter,
>generator, heads, and gearbox seem to remain correct for 1967?
Most likely correct, so just treat it like it was all original 1967 issue
parts, and drive it and enjoy it. You would only be concerned about the
parts in the block assembly if something inside had to be replaced.
Enjoy your new toy,
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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