I have at least 10 TR3, no syncro first gear transmissions sitting on a palette
in an old barn, if anyone might need one, let me know.
No overdrives.
The few TR4A-TR6 boxes that I have are keepers with the one overdrive on a TR3
box that was in my TR2.
Dave H.
> On March 16, 2018 at 9:55 AM fubog1 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> The early boxes aren't worth much, they have inherent weaknesses, but the
> later 6 box is much better, especially for a racecar.
> Glen
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry A. Morrison via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> To: John Hasty <jhasty at mhc-law.com>
> Cc: fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, Mar 16, 2018 12:42 pm
> Subject: Re: [Fot] New Cars, New Parts
>
> I wish, they're just old stock non OD units. from TR-3's and probably
> 6's. I think I have about 5. don't "need" any of them.
>
> Cheers, Henry
>
> Sent from Outlook http://aka.ms/weboutlook
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> From: John Hasty <jhasty at mhc-law.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 6:16 PM
> To: Henry A. Morrison
> Cc: Kenneth Knight; fot
> Subject: Re: [Fot] New Cars, New Parts
>
> Henry... any of those gear sets you have happen to be the close ratio TR
> set? I still use one with an A OD & could use a spare.....
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 15, 2018, at 7:45 PM, Henry A. Morrison via Fot <fot at
> autox.team.net mailto:fot at autox.team.net > wrote:
>
>
> > > I just can't disagree with this statement more.
> > 1. Vintage racing is dying. There are way fewer cars and
> > races than there were in 1986 when I started.
> > 2. The newer cars and drivers scarcely know what a road course
> > is. Car culture was different after '72 and especially now, just look at
> > the current Fast and furious movies that sell the current car culture.
> > 3. how many old TR gearboxes from my personal collection
> > would you like to have delivered to your place tomorrow? Or buy some of the
> > ones on ebay for $150, that seems to be the going rate.
> > 4. Clubs that accept cars from the 80's are selling out for
> > the entry fee, and in doing so driving me away in the process.
> >
> > Have a great racing season,
> >
> > Henry Morrison, Albuquerque, NM
> >
> > Sent from Outlook http://aka.ms/weboutlook
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------
> >
> > It is good to see that other clubs are allowing newer cars into
> > their races. VARA has been doing this for several years so that we could
> > survive, keep the club solvent and the cost of racing reasonable. The
> > future of vintage racing is an expansion to cars from the 80?s and 90?s,
> > they are long past their prime in other venues, cheap and they bring in new
> > drivers. They are in fact ?vintage?, like our cars were in the 80? and
> > 90?s. More important, these are the guys and gals that lusted for a
> > certain hot car of the that era and now have older kids and the bucks to go
> > racing. Without these folks our sport will pass along with us.
> >
> > The same is true of parts. Much of our equipment is worn out and
> > not maintainable without great cost and effort any longer. Gear boxes are
> > an example. I am down to my last good transmission case for my dog box.
> > When that goes, or the gear set is toast, I am making the switch to a
> > modern box (same ratios) that I can maintain. Like many of us I have
> > missed races because of transmission failures. Tony runs a Ford 8? because
> > he doesn?t want to get hurt, and it is bullet proof for racing, even has a
> > weight penalty. A gear box switch is inevitable if we want to keep our
> > cars on track at an expenditure of time and money that makes sense.
> >
> > There are tons of other parts that make engines last longer (and
> > yes they make more power). An old TR motor is nothing but half a Chevy
> > Small Block; those guys spent hundreds of millions developing motor parts
> > that we can take advantage of. Same is true of blueprinting techniques,
> > there are much better ways to build engines than ?back in the day? and if
> > you read a book and learn how to do it the bloody lump lasts twice as long.
> > Last time I had my motor out I could have put the coated bearings with 25
> > races on them back in. At 36 races I had <5% leak down on the rings and
> > valves. Started out building the old school way, with old school parts,
> > those days are over as I don?t have the time to spend five days in the shop
> > for every day at the track.
> >
> > Oil. There is no such thing as cheap racing oil. Modern oil is
> > the best it has ever been and makes the motor last. I had technical help
> > from Lake Speed who is the ?man? for Joe Gibbs Driven race oil. The stuff
> > is $18 a quart but will last 500+ miles in the car (4-6 race weekends).
> > Just change the filter after every race and add on quart, total cost
> > $30.00. I can run all the way down to 27 wt. (mixing) but just run the 30
> > wt. racing oil even at +100 degrees in the desert and the oil pressure is
> > always spot on. Tight clearances, light oil and great bearing life, well
> > worth the cost.
> >
> > My point in all of this is that ?vintage? racing is changing, both
> > the cars and the people. We are going to have to accept and adapt or
> > slowly see our sport fade. They will always be a special place for those
> > cars with a 50 year race history, prepared exactly like it raced in 1965.
> > For the rest of the grid, and those of us that don?t have cars with
> > history, there are going to be cars with certain changes that get us to the
> > track. Besides some of us are just SoCal Hot Rodders at heart with a touch
> > of ?good ole boy? NACAR ingenuity. Now I need to get back to work on that
> > 85% scale TR-4 body in aluminum, or possible carbon fiber???..Everyone have
> > a great 2018 season racing!
> >
> > Ken
> >
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