David Massey wrote:
> But, If you, instead, did a ground up restoration on that TR4 there woudl
> be far fewer parts in the land fill (only those parts you took aff and
> replaced), the energy consumed and the polution generated in the
> restoration process is much less than creating a Miata from scratch and
> that much fuela nd polution would be saved. And since you have already
> rebuilt the engine it is running cleaner than it was (although not as clean
> as a Miata would). It can be argued that you are saving the planet by
> driving the TR4! So there!
Woohoo! Plus there are all the parts we take OUT of junk yards to
rebuild our cars. <g> Just like when camping as a boy scout, I try to
leave each junk yard cleaner than when I got there.
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Steven Newell
'62 TR4
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