This may sound like an impossible quest but.......does anyone know if there
is a way to get identities for parts from their part numbers? I'm thinking
about things like 12G1303 crankshafts or BTA 806 drive shafts. Was there
ever a book with the identity of every part and the cars it was fitted to?
Dizzy numbers (like 40819,Cooper and Lotus) and carb numbers(FZX and AUD)
are fairly simple to trace but when you get down to the components for
different versions of the engine and gearbox you seem to be on your own.
I've just got a brand new 1275 crank out of a box and I have no idea if it
is a good 'un.( Not EN 40B marked. 1/8 inch or more radius between web and
journals with no undercuts. No grinding undersize. 1098 size flange. Six
bolt fixing. Spigot bush bored into tail of crank.)
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