Dave, another option is to have a ratio adapter made to change the output
speed of the cable and thus allow for the taller diff ratio. I have a 3.9 in
my 58, and a ratio adapter, and it works great.
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
----- Original Message -----
From "Dave Yealy" <lbc at littlebitcountry.com>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: British Car Week Report from Gettysburg area
> Wonderful day to have the LBC out on the road. My S.O. and I drove about
> 150 miles today wondering over a lot of the battlefield and I can only say
> that I saw one other LBC and it was a TD or TF, I was too far away to tell
> for sure. I tried to catch up to it but the traffic and lights wouldn't
> cooperate besides, the speed limit is only 25 thru the battlefield
grounds.
> Seen 4 miatas, 3 with the tops up, the other contained 2 very nice looking
> blondes...... Don't remember if their top was up or not.........
>
> I changed the differential from a 4.22 to a 3.90 this morning and what a
> difference it made !!!!! Now I have to find a later model speedometer that
> matches up with the ribcase and this pumpkin.
>
>
> Dave
> 60 Bugeye
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