Triumph Spitfire MK3 Handbook page 77

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GENERAL SPECIFICATION
Turning circle
24ft.
Steering unit
Rack and pinion 3
Suspension
Front
Low periodicity independent
Suspension system with rubber bushed
wishbone pivots. Patented screwed
bottom bush and top ball joint swivels.
Coil springs controlled by telescopic
type direct acting dampers and anti-roll
bar. Taper roller bearings in hub.
Rear
Swing axle type independent
suspension, transverse leaf spring and
radius rods. Ball and needle roller
bearings in hubs
Capacities
Imperial
Fuel tank
8.25 galls.
Engine sump
8 pints
Gearbox
15 pints
Gearbox and
2.38 pints
Overdrive
Rear axle
1 pint
Cooling system (inc.
7 pints
water bottle)
Cooling system (inc.
8 pints
water bottle) with
heater
76
7.3 m.
3
/
turns lock to lock
4
Metric
U.S.A.
37.6 litres
9.9 galls.
4.5 litres
9 pints
0.85 litres
18 pints
l.35 litres
2.85 pints
0.57 litres
1.2 pints
4.0 litres
8.4 pints
4.5 litres
9.6 pints
Exterior Dimensions
Overall length
12 ft. 3 in.
Width
4 ft. 9 in.
Height with load
3 ft. 11.5 in.
erected (unladen)
Height with load
3 ft. 8.5 in.
folded (unladen)
Weight (approx.)
Dry (excluding extra
14 cwt.
equipment)
Complete (inc. fuel,
l4.75 cwt.
oil, water and tools)
Maximum gross
l7.75 cwt.
vehicle weight
Road Speed Data
Engine speed at a
O/D
road speed of
Top
10 m.p.h.
565
10 k.p.h.
350
Road speed at
1000 r.p.m.
O/D Top gear
19.6 m.p.h.
3l.3 k.p.h.
Road speed at 2500 ft/mm. (762 m/min.) piston speed
in top gear
81 m.p.h.
373 cm.
145 cm.
l20.5 cm.
112.5cm.
712 Kg.
748 Kg.
905 Kg.
O/D
Top
3rd
3rd
2nd
635
715
890
1375
395
490
550
875
Top gear
l5.75 m.p.h.
25.2 k.p.h.
130 k.p.h.
st
1
- r
2385
1480

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