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Re: Alloy bellhousing on ebay

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Subject: Re: Alloy bellhousing on ebay
From: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:34:36 +0100
Hi All
The bell housings are definitely different though the fixings to the box and
engine backplate are identical.

Graham.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>
To: "Davies William-qswi646" <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: Alloy bellhousing on ebay


>
> Bill,
> I didn't even think that mod was necessary, but then I have never done
anything with single rail trannies.  Thomason's book says that
> the single rail tranny used the same bell housing as the MkIV.  Since that
is the same as the earlier ones, it stands to reason that it
> ought to fit all them.
>
> And as you say, drilling (or enlarging) a hole for the shift rail is no
trouble at all.
>
> Joe
>
> Davies William-qswi646 wrote:
> >
> > > Here is an interesting item on ebay.  Is this the talked about alloy
> > > bellhousing people are looking for to use in their early
> > > Spits.  Too bad
> > > they won't fit later Spits with the single rail gear box :(.
> >
> > Unless I'm missing something, it's a simple modification to fit the
alloy
> > bellhousing to a single rail box - just a matter of drilling a hole to
clear
> > the selector rod,
> >         Cheers,
> >                 Bill.
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