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Re: 3 rail to 1 rail

To: "Ray Bryant" <photoray@flash.net>, "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Subject: Re: 3 rail to 1 rail
From: "N.A. Campiglia III" <spitdrvr@camalott.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 11:34:13 -0600
Ray,
I did have to use a shorter drive shaft when I did my swap.  It was the one
with the CV looking joint on it.

Nick
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Bryant <photoray@flash.net>
To: Gambony, Jim <jim.gambony@eds.com>
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 10:23 AM
Subject: RE: 3 rail to 1 rail


>Jim,
>The difference in drive shaft length is when an overdrive is added isn't
>it?  I'm not putting in an overdrive.
>Ray
>
>
>At 9:54 AM -0500 3/2/99, Gambony, Jim wrote:
>>Ray,
>>
>>You're gonna need the single rail tranny driveshaft too....  the single
rail
>>tranny is longer (roughly 2" if memory serves).
>>
>>The slave should work fine... if it was working before the swap  :-)
>>
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ray Bryant [SMTP:photoray@flash.net]
>>> Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 9:33 PM
>>> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
>>> Subject: 3 rail to 1 rail
>>>
>>> Hey Y'all,
>>> I hate to brag, but the weather here in Texas has been incredible.  I
was
>>> out today with the top down and wearing a t-shirt.  But this Saturday I
am
>>> putting in a single rail gear box to replace my worn out 3 rail gear
box.
>>> I'm getting a new clutch kit to match the new gear box, but I wasn't
sure
>>> whether I should replace the slave cylinder.  I was told that there is
no
>>> difference, but I just wanted to make sure.  Let me know if this is
right
>>> or wrong.
>>> Thanks, Ray
>>>
>>> **********************************************************************
>>> Ray Bryant
>>> Keller, Texas
>>> '73 Spitfire 1500 (FM6879U), Daily driver
>>> Red River Triumph Club http://www.imagin.net/~hensley/rrtc.html
>>> Bryant Studios Photography http://www.flash.net/~photoray
>>> **********************************************************************
>>>
>
>


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