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Re: [British-cars] Transmission re-build/service

To: BC <british-cars@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [British-cars] Transmission re-build/service
From: Roger Garnett <rwgarnett@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:13:53 -0500
Heck Roland - that thing's junk, right. No paint? Swapped engine, too
loud. Made of Coors cans. Burns out rear tyres too easily.

Hmmm, I'll give you a buck three-eighty. Should do for scrap :-)

Roger

On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 9:58 PM, csx2282 <csx2282@sonic.net> wrote:
> Mark,
>
> Do you have any connections to the CA DMV?  I've gotten very similar offers
> from them for my Cobra over the years.
>
> Roland
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark J Bradakis" <mark@bradakis.com>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; <british-cars@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 6:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [British-cars] Transmission re-build/service
>
>
>> If you still lived in Utah I'd be happy to work on your gearbox.  I've
>> done
>> one or two in my time ;-)  Normally the 3rd and 4th gear synchros don't
>> wear as much as 2nd gear, and 1st if you have a full synchro box.  It may
>> be an issue with the thrust washers on the layshaft, though if the
>> layshaft
>> is flopping around you tend to get poor shifts in all gears and a general
>> noisy operation.
>>
>> One possibility is that the car is totally worthless, unfit for driving.
>> Bring
>> it by my place and I'll give you $100 cash for it.
>>
>> mjb.
>
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