interesting idea, to make it even cheaper we could adapt j type od's from
the saloons or volvo 244's.
> ----------
> From: Randall Young[SMTP:ryoung@navcomtech.com]
> Reply To: Randall Young
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 5:35 PM
> To: 'Gernot Vonhoegen'
> Cc: Triumph List
> Subject: RE: TRanny/diff work.
>
>
> Gernot :
>
> I agree, it's unbelievable, but it really is true : a working OD is worth
> more than a parts car in the US. In fact, I've bought 2 parts cars just
> to
> get the OD !
>
> I see several reasons : OD never was as popular in the US as the UK. Even
>
> the US cars that offered it as an option are almost never found with it,
> and most didn't offer it, due to the mass dis-interest. Probably
> something
> to do with petrol prices (OD got a lot more common after our 'gas crisis'
> back in '74). Of course, OD on LBCs also added a lot of complexity to
> cars
> that were unreliable to begin with.
>
> Since LBCs in general were pretty rare (compared to US cars), and the OD
> trannys were even rarer, most junk yards (breakers) don't recognize them
> as
> being special. And since most junk yards don't keep the cars forever, I'm
>
> afraid many of them were recycled into beer cans.
>
> New repair parts are also quite expensive, when they are available at all.
>
> ($130 for a lousy solenoid !)
>
> Now, it seems everyone with a LBC wants an OD in it, so we squabble and
> fight over the few units left. Demand is high, supply is low, prices go
> up
> (and up, and up ...).
>
> What we really need is for some enterprising soul to collect up a whole
> container-load of A and J type ODs in the UK, ship them to the US, and
> then
> go into the business of manufacturing mainshafts (pure unobtainium) to fit
>
> them to LBCs.
>
> Any takers ?
>
> Randall
>
> On Friday, July 30, 1999 6:20 AM, Gernot Vonhoegen
> [SMTP:gernot.vonhoegen@stir.ac.uk] wrote:
> >
> > you folks sound unbelievable (in the sense that I can't really get it.
> > You talk about parts cars for 300-400$$, and then you flog od trannys
> for
> > lots of bucks.
> > Situation here is the other way round. I get an od tranny for say 150??
> but
> > have to pay say at least 1000?? for a parts car. Sounds to me this is
> the
>
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