I helped put a clutch in 270 KTA and fit the green beading on the outside, when it was part of the WNPG! I didnt realise it had a 'chinese' gearbox, so we road tested it after the clutch was done, and wondered why it would race in 2nd but be sluggish in '3rd'. Little did i know on this gearbox, 3rd and 4th were opposite to what they normally are! On the A38 i got 65 mph out of it according to the speedo which i think may have been true, cos out chairman paul derrick was in bristol VR 1226 and maxed out at 45, and there i was a blot in the distance!
This is brilliant! Such a good idea to help preserve our heritage for the future.
Terrific presentation David. And well done, Alex for giving it access to a wider audience. Best of luck with the project.↗
James freeman!
I helped put a clutch in 270 KTA and fit the green beading on the outside, when it was part of the WNPG! I didnt realise it had a 'chinese' gearbox, so we road tested it after the clutch was done, and wondered why it would race in 2nd but be sluggish in '3rd'. Little did i know on this gearbox, 3rd and 4th were opposite to what they normally are! On the A38 i got 65 mph out of it according to the speedo which i think may have been true, cos out chairman paul derrick was in bristol VR 1226 and maxed out at 45, and there i was a blot in the distance!
That's very interesting! Thank you for sharing!