Stuart Wilson Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I've acquired a spitfire 1500 engine and also acquired a 3 rail overdrive gearbox. Which clutch should I be looking at getting for this combination? Theses will be getting fitted in the Moss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 That's an interesting question. When I last did it, I was told there wasn't a simple solution and that boring out the holes to use my 1300 flywheel and clutch was the only answer. I'm fairly sure that's not actually true, though. There's a suitable clutch plate out there somewhere, whether it be 1500FWD, Marina, Escort Mk1 or what I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanM Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I've had a 1500 engine mounted to a 3 rail overdrive for about 20 years. As above I have the 1300 (well actually 1147 spit mk2 but it's the same) flywheel with the holes drilled to take the larger 1500 bolts, with a 1300 clutch and it works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 We drilled the holes out (hand or piller I can't remember) rather than needing to bore them when we did this job.The dowel and the recess on the flywheel, locate it correctly on the crank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Wilson Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 so use my original 1300 flywheel and a 1300 clutch, drilling out/enlarging flywheel to crank mounting holes. That doesn't sound to difficult to do. Thanks for the help and advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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