On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Dave Terrick wrote:
> Given sufficient welly in the corner, you WILL be able to powerslide a
> STOCK Spitfire. It may LOOK like you have a wanker or several spare marmots
> under the bonnet but the reality is sadly not.
Don't you mean a marmot at the wheel, or did I mean Wan.....
Johnny '70 viterald estate in for the M.O.T!!
> >>drivetrain. (friend moved and I agreed to 'store' the stuff) He said the
> >>spider gears were welded and the thing was under a spit
> >>x-crosser. questions:
> >> 1. does it "bolt" right up-is the splines on the driveshaft the same?
> >**************************************
> >I'm not sure what you mean by "splines", but externally the differentials
> >are the same. It will bolt on with no problems. The only caveat is that
> >you most likely will have to plug the two, "inner most" threaded spring
> >mounting holes, as the GT6 (without the swing spring) uses 6 hold down
> >studs instead of the four the swing springers use.
> >**************************************
> >> 2. what about a 'solid' rear end with no posi-track for the street?
> >**************************************
> >Unfortunately, it's a bad idea for the street. EVERY time you negotiate a
> >corner you WILL scrub off tire rubber from the inner wheel trying to catch
> >up with the outer one - plus it puts an extra strain on the axles and
> >u-joints in this situation, especially on pavement
> >
> >
> >
> >Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
> >
> >72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
> >70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
> >70 Spitfire
> >
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