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>what kind of a project am i looking at when I consider
>converting a 79 spit std tranni to one w/overdrive in
>it? < snip >
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Richard,
You will need a longer spedo-cable w/right angle drive, possibly a
re-calibration of the spedometer. You will also need to cut a portion away
from the tunnel of the body to accomodate the longer tranny/ovd combo. Then
fabricate or use an overdrive cover plate to cover the cut-away section.
You will need a tranny/ovd combination or at the very least an overdrive
unit, mainshaft, adapter and shift lever/knob assy. You will also need the
mounting plate for the overdrive and the new transmission mount, shorten or
get a ovd driveshaft the proper length plus you will need to
fabricate/purchase a overdrive wiring harness, and switches/relay to finish
it off. All pretty straight forward -
Barry Schwartz
Bschwartz@encad.com (San Diego)
72-V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire (body repair almost done)
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