Well, it all makes my head spin. But, another question. Is there any database
that
tracks gearbox numbers?
I have one I need to overhaul, from a 1500, but the gears do not match what is
expected in a stock box. I have very complete records of the repair hx of the
car from
the 1st and only other owner, not showing any transmission work.
Possibilities: 1.
They held out on me and someone did stick in some odd gears from another make
or
something. 2. They put in a whole different gear box. 3. This car came with
an odd
one. #1 is my guess, but ..
Unfortunately I got all the parts for a standard rebuild (21 > 17 tth switch),
assuming
it was standard, before finding out the laygear and input side don't match.
So, I'm
looking for a way to find out what I have so I can find out what I need. I
should
probably give up and buy another box, but I'm not ready to give up yet.
Besides, it
seems wasteful to not preserve it.
Joe Curry wrote:
> Gary,
> It obviously doesn't, except to say that perhaps the plate was made in
> May and the car completed in June. That may be the answer because yours
> is very close to the start of the model production.
>
> Of course, I have found other anomalies that contradict what I have been
> told by the BMIHT. One glaring example is in the new VIN number
> sequences. According to the BMIHT, there were no Spitfires that have a
> year designation of 9 in the VIN number. But I have been shown proof of
> the existence of several with that designation. Go figure!
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> Gary Tash wrote:
> >
> > My 1500 FM 90039U states, on the door plate, that it was made in May of
>1978, how
> > does that square with, "In June of 1978, FM90001 was built?"
> >
> > Joe Curry wrote:
> >
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