SER1 Capstan Winch

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Cloggy

You should have my other reply off-list You do know that you will have to drill holes in 
your lovely new front cross member then fit spacers and weld them in place.

Cheers
Diana

> Pierre Seevens <pierre.seevens@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Diana,
> Don't know if I can attach pics on this forum so I have uploaded a pic 
> on my 
> site of the capstan winch for sale http://www.cloggy.net/capstan.jpg
> From the pic it looks to me like everything is there. There looks to be 
> a 
> flange which would bolt to the engine, the driveshaft and something 
> that 
> resembles a choke cable. I gather that is used to engage/disengage the 
> drive 
> to the engine. What do the experts see? What is missing? The bid has 
> reached 
> $167.00 with the auction closing on Sunday. It may well reach $200 - 
> 250 
> yet.
> 
> Cloggy
> Wainuiomata, NZ
> 1956 86" Series 1
> 1992 Discovery V8i
> http://www.cloggy.net/SeriesOne.html
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Diana Alan" <dianaa@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
> To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:55 PM
> Subject: Re: SER1 86" and 88" hardtop
> 
> 
> > Pierre
> >
> > Grab it (the Capstan winch) they are as rare as hens teeth.  The last 
> one 
> > I
> > saw in Oz was $AU 250.00.
> >
> > When you are talking about the drive dog.  Are you talking about the 
> > 'drive
> > plate' that bolts onto the engine crank shaft or the entire mechanism
> > driving flange, shaft housing etc that some people may describe as a 
> 'dog
> > clutch'?
> >
> > If its just the drive plate that's missing, I believe I have a spare 
> from 
> > a
> > series II, 2.28 litre motor which can be adapted to the 1997cc motor 
> of 
> > your
> > 86".  Otherwise you can get spares and the brackets etc from Bob 
> Jones in
> > the UK, I got the brackets sent out so I could re fit the winch after 
> the
> > 2.28 litre came out. I have his email if you need it.  If you fit a 
> V8 
> > like
> > you mentioned previously then you may need to make up the brackets 
> and
> > modify the harmonic balancer yourself.
> 
> 
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