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by henrydedrick
Fri Apr 10, 2026 12:41 am
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: About to tackle the gearbox, anyone got any tips?
Replies: 45
Views: 38320

Re: About to tackle the gearbox, anyone got any tips?

TriumphExperience, Sideways Motorsports, and The Triumph Sports Six Club (TSSC) all have Spitfire forums that deal with rebuilds of the single-rail gearbox used in the Marina/Ital.
by henrydedrick
Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:11 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Gearbox tail housing
Replies: 4
Views: 4740

Re: Gearbox tail housing

Don"t forget the MG Midget, 1975-1979. Due to rationalization, it had the same basic engine, and same trans as the Spitfire(no OD option tho). Rationalization, is that a Brit euphamism?
by henrydedrick
Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:18 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: About to tackle the gearbox, anyone got any tips?
Replies: 45
Views: 38320

Re: About to tackle the gearbox, anyone got any tips?

This is third-hand information, but if you pore-through the lists from the parts retailers, they specify for the spitfire & TR-7 to count the number of teeth on the gears. This is from the Marina-sourced single-rail, it's because the early TR-7 used the Spit's box, that didn't go well (the 7's 2L ...