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Well, I had a set of stock shocks rebuilt by (name withheld) and I bought =
the "Heavy Duty" rebuild.=C2=A0 They were worthless.=C2=A0 When I bounced t=
he car by pushing on the rear bumper it would continue to bounce 3 or 4 tim=
es.=C2=A0 Crap, they were.=C2=A0=C2=A0=20
After a couple tube shock conversions I decided to give it another go but t=
hins time I sent them (probably the same shocks) to World Wide and they wor=
k as they should.=C2=A0 He re-valved them and refilled them (and did whatev=
er he does when he reworks them and They work just fine.
=20
Dave=20
=20
=20
-----Original Message-----
From: William Pugh via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
To: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
Sent: Mon, May 11, 2020 12:50 pm
Subject: Re: [6pack] Rear tube shock conversion
why??=C2=A0 Unless you are hard into racing or even autocross =E2=80=A6 tha=
t is a lot of effort and money =E2=80=A6 why?=C2=A0 TR6 rides as good as an=
y and if=C2=A0 you are showing =E2=80=A6 Triumphest, most Concours will din=
g you a few points.
just wondering =E2=80=A6 why?
> On May 11, 2020, at 10:04 AM, Mark J Bradakis via 6pack <6pack@autox.team=
.net> wrote:
>=20
> Back in the summer of 1990, maybe '91, my wife and I took a vacation in W=
ales and England.=C2=A0 And gosh, somehow our trip just happened to coincid=
e with the TR Register's 21st annual gathering.=C2=A0 That was an amazing e=
vent, relly=C2=A0 enjoyed it.
>=20
> One of the many vendors was Racetorations.=C2=A0 They had on display a tu=
be shock conversion kit that was this fancy, intricate bit of welded alumin=
um plate that was in the style of bolt to the original shock mounts.=C2=A0 =
A bit past prototype, but not quite production ready, I ended up buying the=
kit for my TR-250 I had at the time.=C2=A0 One car I really wish I had not=
sold.
>=20
> Anyway, we came within a minute or two of missing our flight back to the =
States because the customs guys at Heathrow were absolutely, positively cer=
tain that the bright yellow metal cylinders in my suitcase, the Spax shocks=
, were actually some sort of bombs.=C2=A0 I can't recall for certain, but I=
think I ended up showing them an ad in some magazine that featured Spax sh=
ocks that convinced them to let me through with my prized acquisition.=C2=
=A0 It was close, though!
>=20
> mjb.
>=20
> ps:=C2=A0 I also have a set of those amazing, wonderful brackets that jus=
t bolt to the body sheet metal.=C2=A0 Such classic parts must be worth a sm=
all fortune!
>=20
>=20
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<div> <font size=3D"3">Well, I had a set of stock shocks rebuilt by (name w=
ithheld) and I bought the "Heavy Duty" rebuild. They were worthless.&=
nbsp; When I bounced the car by pushing on the rear bumper it would continu=
e to bounce 3 or 4 times. Crap, they were. <br>
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<div><font size=3D"3">After a couple tube shock conversions I decided to gi=
ve it another go but thins time I sent them (probably the same shocks) to W=
orld Wide and they work as they should. He re-valved them and refille=
d them (and did whatever he does when he reworks them and They work just fi=
ne.</font><br>
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<div style=3D"clear:both"><font size=3D"4">Dave </font><br>
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From: William Pugh via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net><br>
To: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com><br>
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Mon, May 11, 2020 12:50 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [6pack] Rear tube shock conversion<br>
<br>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><=
br clear=3D"none">why?? Unless you are hard into racing or even autoc=
ross =E2=80=A6 that is a lot of effort and money =E2=80=A6 why? TR6 r=
ides as good as any and if you are showing =E2=80=A6 Triumphest, mos=
t Concours will ding you a few points.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"=
>just wondering =E2=80=A6 why?<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">> On=
May 11, 2020, at 10:04 AM, Mark J Bradakis via 6pack <<a shape=3D"rect"=
ymailto=3D"mailto:6pack@autox.team.net"; href=3D"mailto:6pack@autox.team.ne=
t">6pack@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"=
none">> Back in the summer of 1990, maybe '91, my wife and I took a vaca=
tion in Wales and England. And gosh, somehow our trip just happened t=
o coincide with the TR Register's 21st annual gathering. That was an =
amazing event, relly enjoyed it.<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"=
none">> One of the many vendors was Racetorations. They had on dis=
play a tube shock conversion kit that was this fancy, intricate bit of weld=
ed aluminum plate that was in the style of bolt to the original shock mount=
s. A bit past prototype, but not quite production ready, I ended up b=
uying the kit for my TR-250 I had at the time. One car I really wish =
I had not sold.<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"none">> Anyway, we c=
ame within a minute or two of missing our flight back to the States because=
the customs guys at Heathrow were absolutely, positively certain that the =
bright yellow metal cylinders in my suitcase, the Spax shocks, were actuall=
y some sort of bombs. I can't recall for certain, but I think I ended=
up showing them an ad in some magazine that featured Spax shocks that conv=
inced them to let me through with my prized acquisition. It was close=
, though!<br clear=3D"none">> <br clear=3D"none">> mjb.<br clear=3D"n=
one">> <br clear=3D"none">> ps: I also have a set of those amaz=
ing, wonderful brackets that just bolt to the body sheet metal. Such =
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