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Re: Stainless pistons, or not

To: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: Stainless pistons, or not
From: Cliff Pike <cpike@mgl.ca>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 22:05:58 -0500
Cc: Triumphs List <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Organization: C. P. Associates
References: <Pine.OSF.4.02A.9812231756030.603-100000@ccins.camosun.bc.ca>
My TR3A pistons are 2.125" in diameter. I will source some stainless round bar
stock and see what I can come up with.
Cliff

Malcolm Walker wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Dec 1998, Jim Wallace wrote:
>
> > And suddenly, like magic, you need to earn about $375 for four of those
> > $25 pistons!
> > (OK, enough complaining; it's what you pay to live in the best country
> > in the world.)
>
> Just to make you feel better (or worse!) I got 4 TR6 caliper pistons for
> $52.80 CDN (before taxes).  No shipping; local parts place had them.  I
> have the receipts to prove it!!
>
> I still have an old caliper piston or two kicking around ("hey, those look
> useful"), if I can find a 1-2" micrometer I can measure them.  I *think*
> they are exactly 2" diameter but that's an unfounded guess.
>
> For now I can try the vernier caliper and get ballpark figures.  These
> pistons were taken from my TR4 calipers.
>
> -Malcolm
> * There is a FAQ for this list!  Its temporary home is:
> http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/walker/triumph/trfaq.htm



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