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Rear axle and Brakes
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:21 pm
by Simon Jackson
I have the option to purchase a rotten shelled 1500 Spitfire and wonder if the rear axle and brakes front and rear will fit onto my 1956 Split windscreen Minor??
Re: Rear axle and Brakes
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:48 pm
by bmcecosse
Not a chance ! For a start - it has swing axle rear end......not an axle at all! And the front suspension is completely different too..... The battery could be useful - and the horn - and perhaps the headlights - not much else.......

Re: Rear axle and Brakes
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:29 pm
by Simon Jackson
Sorry a senior moment, I meant to say a Spitfire engine'd Midget on a ''T'' plate
Re: Rear axle and Brakes
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:41 pm
by bmcecosse
Ahh well the axle is narrower - but you could use the final drive unit from it. And the rear hubs and brakes are the same as a Minor. The front discs could be fitted - but are no better then standard later Minor 8" drum brakes.......