Itbs a good 20b car b as you get closer you can see that time has taken
its toll on the paint. Chips and scratches and a few dings. Stress cracks in
the hood. Itbs getting to be time.
I definitely wonbt DIY the paint, I know a guy who has a little paint shop
in his backyard, does great work for cheap.
Thanks for the driveshaft info! Got the garage cleaned up yesterday, so time
to tackle this stuff.
-Kevin
From: Doug Braun [mailto:doug@dougbraun.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 9:12 PM
To: Kevin Rhodes
Cc: Spitfire Group
Subject: Re: [Spits] Driveshaft removal question, and carb heatshield
MAYBE you can unbolt the front flange from below. I just looked under my O/D
car. Access to the flange is not blocked by the transmission mount like on a
non-O/D car, but the gap between the two frame members is pretty small, just
enough room to stick a couple of wrenches up there.
The U-joint (or splines or straps) go to the rear.
Are you sure you need to paint your car? It looks pretty good in the photo.
I repainted my '72 a year or two ago, and it took much longer than I
expected.
See my blog and photos of the process here:
http://dougbraun.com/blog/sptifire/
Here in NJ, the salt has finally been washed form the roads, so it is safe to
take my Spit out...
Doug
On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com> wrote:
Since it
has been about 15 years since I have had the driveshaft out of the car,
could someone remind me as to whether the bolts on the transmission end are
accessible from underneath the car? I am vaguely remembering that they are
not, which means some interior disassembly is required. Also, which way
around is the new driveshaft supposed to go, or does it not matter? This is
assuming the flanges are the same on both ends, of course.
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