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RE: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?

To: "'brad.kahler@141.com'" <brad.kahler@141.com>
Subject: RE: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
From: Chris De Wet <DeWetC1@sapo.co.za>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:04:36 +0200
Cc: "'triumphs@autox.team.net'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, "'spitfires@autox.team.net'" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
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Brad

Thank you very much for the information . Best news I've had in a long while
. It sounds encouraging . 

Please provide me with as much information on this subject as you possibly
can . I would hate to purchase items which I cannot use :-) . I would also
like to keep my Spitfire as original as possible .

I have a few complete non o/d Mk 1 gearboxes ( trannys ) . FC serial numbers
I might also have one or two non o/d Mk 3 gearboxes . FD serial numbers .

If I understand it correctly I will need the following :

1) D type o/d unit ( complete with solenoid , inhibitor switch and angle
drive ) pulled from Mk 1 o/d gearbox . ( Will the units from Mk 2 , Mk 3 and
IV Spitfires work ? )

2) Complete mainshaft pulled from Mk 1 o/d gearbox . ( Will the units from
Mk 2 , Mk 3 and IV Spitfires work ? )

3) Overdrive relay unit .
4) Overdrive scroll / script badge for boot / trunk .
5) Overdrive wiring .
6) Overdrive switch ( steering column stalk and special cowling )
7) longer speedo cable 

I could use the same diff / rear end and shorten my existing prop-shaft .
Is this correct ? Anything else ?

Kind regards .

Chris de Wet
PO Box 472 , Ifafi , 0260 , South Africa
One '56 TR 3 with o/d , two Heralds and four early Spitfires without o/d .
'65 TR 4 A IRS ( hopefully soon )
'28 Model A Ford Roadster ( hopefully soon )

-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Kahler [mailto:bkahler@jacads.com]
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 3:14 AM
To: Chris_De_Wet_
Subject: RE: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?


> Anyone have an email address for Quantum , please ? I would love a correct

> D type o/d for my '64 Mk 1 Spitfire  . :-)

Hi Chris, I've heard that quantum is not a cheap place but you never know.  
Over here I don't think D-type OD's are all that hard to come by.  A couple
of 
days ago I bought a 2nd one that I'll use in my Mayflower Ute that I'll be 
building.  It was the only one he had however.  

You could try Paul Oglesby at bmcltd@spis.net I've bought a lot of stuff
from 
Paul, he's not cheap but he's not the most expensive either.  There is also 
British Miles bmsales@britishmiles.com.  I've purchased an A-type od from 
them and they were about the most expensive but they generally have parts.

I'd hate to think what shipping would cost to get something like that to
you. 
Most places sell the tranny and OD together but if you're lucky you might
find 
one that someone is willing to pull the OD off the tranny and then pull the 
mainshaft out of the tranny.  That would cut down a fair amount on the 
shipping costs and the size of the package.  But don't expect a reduction in

price for excluding the tranny.  Most places throw that in just so they
don't 
have to dismantle anything.

Good luck!



Brad

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