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Re: Ring and Pinion

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Ring and Pinion
From: Keith A Edwards <kedwards@norfolk.infi.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 16:30:40 -0400
Cc: "R. John Lye" <rjl6n@config.mail.virginia.edu>, Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
Organization: Suffolk
References: <3.0.5.32.19990820182137.007acbc0@r1.mail.virginia.edu>
"R. John Lye" wrote:
SNIP
 
> Welllll, first off - mine's an 8" Ford center section; it seemed to fit
> a bit better than the 9" (and I can lift it by myself <grin>).  Second,
> I know of at least one vintage race TR-3 that's got a Ford rear end
> under it.  As long as its got drum brakes...

Bill Thumel's vintage racer TR3 was bumped to a higher class for SVRA,
due to his (Ford) rear axle change (and a few other not-so-minor
"enhancements").

Keith Edwards
Suffolk, VA
2 TR3Bs (one of which, Bill Thumel came out to get torque tube ideas
from)
2 TR4As

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