RE: Detroit Locker rear for TR6
Does anyone out there have a use for a Detroit Locker unit that once was
installed in a TR6 rear? I've got one that has some bad wear inside that
came with my TVR I have no use for it since I installed a Quaife, so
anybody that will pay the shipping costs can have it for free (or pick it up
here). I think it would be most useful for parts for someone who already
has one. Fifteen bucks would probably cover UPS charges to anywhere in
the states.
Interesting story: Shortly after buying my GT6 (Mk I) in '76 I took it for a
short drive- it stopped dead 1/2 mile from home. Towed it home. Started
right up again, then stalled. Appeared to be a fuel problem. Traced it to
the 90º fitting on the bottom of the fuel tank. Drained and removed tank
and fitting. Unclogged fitting. Tank rattled. Turned upside down. Out
came a corn cob shrunken to 1/2 normal size.
Moral of the story: That shiny fliptop fuel cap must have been too
tempting to someone- too bad there was no way to lock it.
BTW- My TVR, which with my fat body inside weighs as much as, if not
more than a TR6, turned a 15.8 at the TRF's summer party dragstrip some
years ago. But I had to plane the head, install a performance cam, and add
3 DCOEs to get it to do that well. Wiped out two rod bearings after about
12 runs too.
Larry Bickel
ljbtvr@aol.com
Lancaster, PA
'68 GT6, my racer
'71 TVR 2500 (TR6 driveline), my street car and sometimes racer
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