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Re: Differentials

To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Differentials
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:59:18 EST
Jay Fishbein wrote:

<<<I believe the 1500's used a 3.7 diff, which would give you even more room 
at the
top if that's what you want.>>>

The '78 and '79 1500s from VIN # 200001 had 3.7 diffs. The '75-'77s had 3.9s.


And regarding Paul Tegler's comment:

<<<The Spit O/D tranny won't fit in the tunnel of a Spridget in stock shape.
You'd have to widen the tunnel nearly 1.5" on both side to get it to clear 
the width of the O/D unit. >>>

At least in a 1500 Midget, the tunnel does not have to widened by that much 
according to what I was told by Eddie Cole who installed one in his '75 
Midget. The work was done by Randy Balogh of Strictly British in Lebanon, 
Ohio. E-mail address <mgbay@aol.com>. If I remember what Eddie told me, the 
widening was more on the order of 1/2 inch which surprised me.

Kim Tonry
Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

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