When I rebuilt the '73 engine (after dropping thrust washers in the '74) I
found that the flywheels were differant. The '73 had the small bolts, the
'74 had the large bolts. I'm not sure if this adds value to the discussion,
but it's what I found. FWIW.
BillG
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From: spitfires-owner@autox.team.net
[mailto:spitfires-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Kevin Rhodes
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 8:23 PM
To: Joe Curry; 'Larry Vaughan'; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: 1296
For the flywheel, an early 1500 flywheel does have the small bolts. Has to
be from a 73 or a 74 1500. This is the flywheel you want to connect a 1296
to a late transmission. When I had my 1296 rebuilt (due to a broken
crankshaft caused by having the WRONG flywheel) I lucked out because my
spare engine was a 74 with the right flywheel.
Kevin Rhodes
Freddy the Spitfire - a veritable primer on mix 'n match Spitfire bits.
www.parkroad.d2g.com/spitfire/htm
At 20:12 11/24/2003, Joe Curry wrote:
>The short answer for the head is "Yes". But if you put one on without
>doing some shaving, you will end up with a very low compression engine.
>The thing to do is Calculate the compression ratio you want and shave
>the head enough to attain that number.=
>
>The flywheel is a different matter. The 1500 crank has different size
>bolts than the early ones. So the holes on the flywheel are bigger
>around. I tried to find shouldered bolts that would work on such a swap
>but was unable to find anything that would work. I ended up using an
>aluminum flywheel that has the right holes but fits the larger 1500
>clutch. I got it from TSI.
>
>
>
>Regards,
>Joe
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