Not being a TR6 guy, I thought it might make sense for one of them to
second. But Jeff sounds like a natural born FOT member. Now if he can just
tolerate the rigorous rules and bureaucratic top heaviness of this august
organization (NOT!) he should fit right in. So I second.
Bill Babcock
Babcock & Jenkins
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf
Of Chuck Arnold
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 1:18 PM
To: FOT; jeff durant
Subject: Nomination
I would like to nominate Jeff Durant fro membership in our august group. He
contacted me after I bought the TR250 race car last week to inquire about
possibly buying the wheels. We worked out a deal wherein he will supply me
with an engine and radiator so I can return the TR6 back to a street car and
I will give him the wheels.
He then explained he had done "some" racing in a TR6 in Phoenix area [not
sure how long ago] and that he had a pretty interesting car himself. Below
is a quote. Anybody with this stuff belongs in this group.
"My car is a '69 TR6 purchased from Paul Volmer in Riverside. He and Lee
Mueller used to run it down south. Kastner thinks it may be number
7 that was wrecked and purchased by Mueller from Kas (factory). Lee later
ran it as number 12, painted light blue. Kastner also ran number
8 later as number 12 when it was the Kastner/Brophy car I'm told. A bit
confusing with 2 #12 TR6's! But that's what Kas told me.
My 6 has a couple of the 1.88 first gear CR gearboxes that Kastner had built
up. I've since built up another CR box based on the Stag cluster and
Dolomite CR gears. It has a 2.14 first. I also run a Detroit Locker rear
(3.7, 4.1 and 4.3 ratios), Datsun outer rear hubs, standard front and rear
suspension components with Delrin bushes, very stiff springs and bars,
Koni's up front and uprated box shocks in the rear.
I can run weber's, SU's, Strombergs or PI. To be honest, the Strombergs
have worked best with great "bottom end" grunt. I've several Kastner cams,
S-4, S-5 and S-9. All work well. Danny Crower made up a couple of special
ones per my spec. Those I now prefer. Everyone has their own taste in cams
and rev ranges. "
Thanks and I look for a second!
Chuck
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