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Re: Source for 73.5mm pistons?

To: "Onstott, Curtis" <curt.onstott@orst.edu>
Subject: Re: Source for 73.5mm pistons?
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 12:58:40 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <47D8A62215E3D211A0890000C01530FD32002F@pan.nws.orst.edu>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Curtis,
APT, Winner's Circle and Mini Mania all sell them.
If you do get them, make sure you offset bore the block.  David Anton at
APT can tell you how much and which cylinders.
The pistons are around $400, vs. $150 for a set of cheap stock replacement
pistons.  My pistons (from APT) are installed but the engine is still
apart (this is getting embarrassing).
Ulix


On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Onstott, Curtis wrote:

> I'm about to rebuild the engine on my '70 Midget.  I have also obtained a
> Datsun 210 tranny that I will be installing at the same time.
> I'm wondering whether I should bore it out and install 73.5mm pistons.  Is
> this advisable for a daily driver?  I'm also going to do a little bit of
> porting on the cylinder head.  I've got the Vizard book, but I'd like to
> hear what the opinion of the list is on this matter.  Does anybody know of a
> good place to pick up a set of 73.5mm pistons?
> 
> 
> Curt Onstott - Crop and Soil Science Computing Admin 
>   Oregon State University. - (541) 737-5875 - Office: CrpS 153b
>                     http://www.css.orst.edu/curt
> <http://www.css.orst.edu/curt> 
> No, life IS a contest.  Perhaps it doesn't FEEL like a contest to YOU
>                 because I WON so long ago.  -Voorhis
>   '70 MG Midget    '75 Jaguar XJ6     '95 Specialized RockHopper
> 

    Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|__  
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http://students.washington.edu/~ulix/         '67 Sprite     '74 X1/9


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