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Group: alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove · Group Profile
Author: ClotClot Date: Aug 22, 2008 16:14
Molesworth wrote:
> For about ten years I've wanted to put an Alpine diff in the Minx to
> increase top speed.
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> Finally got one a week ago, and on Saturday started stripping out the
> old one.
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> Got that done and had a look at my *new* diff. Turns out the ratio is
> *lower* than the one that's in there- and to top that, the old one is
> the highest ratio Hillmans made.
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> Bugger.
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> So I've just finished putting it all back together.
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> Sum of all three days work (in the mud)? I changed the oil.
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> (sigh)
Apols. for the late comment. This takes me back a few decades! My younger
sister in the late 60s or v early 70s had the use of a Sunbeam Tiger that
had either a 5.2 or 5.7 USian unit shoved into it. Good in a straight line!
Today, you would be taking out a loan to go as far as town - at least on
this side of The Pond!
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