Dan, exactly as you write, with one item added, your old one is not made in
the "Far-East", quality will always prevail over price. "FT"
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Buettner <danb@thelittlemacshop.com>
To: <greenman62@hotmail.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 2:24 PM
Subject: RE: Clutch Master Cylinder
>
> >
> >This begs the question... "Why?"
> >
> > Why resleeve a master cylinder when a replacement is currently
> > available? Only a "dyed in the wool" freak for originality would
> > pay more to resleeve anything than it would cost for new, new old
> > stock or what ever...
>
> Well, as one gentleman mentioned, it cost him $40 each to have the
> things resleeved. New master cylinders currently list for $150+ for
> my '57 TR3, for example, so that's a savings of $110 each, plus I
> would get the benefit of maintaining originality. And I don't think
> that a properly resleeved example would be functionally inferior to a
> NOS item or a repro in any way. All resleeving really does is
> provide a new, smooth surface for the piston to slide on...
>
> My $0.02, anyway.
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> >
> > Unless the part was totally irreplaceable... Like "company's gone
> > out of business, none, repeat none of the originals are left...
> > gone forever... you'll not see them again... finished... kaput"...
> >
> > Yeah then I'd probably have it resleeved... if a good new
> > substitute couldn't be found...
> >
> >Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois
> >1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
> >
> >That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
>
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> Dan Buettner - Des Moines, Iowa - mailto:danb@thelittlemacshop.com
>
> 1977 Spitfire, FM64159U, now with an O too. Runs & drives, but shakes
> like crazy; needs new tires and a steering/suspension rebuild.
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickndan/gmachine/greenmachine.html
>
> 1957 TR3, TS15098L. Needs an O. Undergoing frame-off restoration begun
9/99.
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickndan/TR3/TR3.html
>
> 1988 Honda Civic 4WD Wagon. Gets me to work and back home again every day.
> No home page. (go figure)
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