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[Ian Williams]

Good article but in my experience the Hub outers are not interchangeable as; A, there is a register to locate the drum not present on a Ruby Hub, and B, the internal taper on a Big Seven Rear Hub differs from that on a Ruby. As you say there are however lots of similarities in the general design, brake shoes adjusters are same as semi grilling and the actuators and some of the rod system are as you say shared with the very last of the Rubys. Internal design of the steering column is identical to a Ruby, but the length differs as does the mounting, a big Seven front axle assembly will bolt straight onto an austin seven chassis, but the track is slightly wider, the list goes on depending how much we want to drill down into detail. In my opinion the main area where traditional Seven thinking will be wrong is the engine, but that will be far more familiar to the uninitiated than a normal seven unit.