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Paul: great to hear from you and know you are well. If ever you decide =
to re-start the TR3 project, there are a bunch of TR owners on the list =
who be happy to answer your questions. Go for it!!
Andrew
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From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Paul =
Dorsey
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:04 PM
To: Triumph list Team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: [TR] In some ways, Pretend your Randall?
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Andrew, I know it is me of which you speak. I was the TR3 upstart =
asking the fundamental questions. Randall always answered them in a way =
that I could understand the answer. Regardless of the question, he =
always had a correct answer. The picture someone posted of him doesn't =
quite fit the image of him that I created in my head. I thought of him =
as a know-it-all (who really did know-it-all) , a grandfather-esque =
figure for this group. Can you believe I caught him making a mistake =
once? One that I actually got to correct him on, it was something =
simple like the color of wires or something. He quickly admitted the =
error. Maybe "FT" admitted to me that Randall seemingly knew it all, =
and I got a kick from talking to them. (ISTR a little friction between =
these two. Fred sent me pages of snail mail on types of distributors =
for my 25D and I actually met him and some other racer legend at Road =
Atlanta. Thru this list, I got to correspond with great people like =
Jack Drews and others, what great guys! I can't remember the name of =
the guy who rebuilt my oil pump for me. The guy who braved frozen =
temperatures to exactly tell me correct door gaps. I never took up =
Randall's offer to help me with my canceling mechanism with my steering =
wheel- what great guys! I guess now their up there in the 'great =
race-track in the sky'.
I don't have the depth that all you guys have. Randall always
gave out the kind and lengthy (if necessary, answers). Like an ignorant =
kid, seems like I boasted about the hardness of brass and I got a stiff =
reply from someone else (I can't remember who), but, I can't really =
chalk-up the almost abandoned TR3 project that I started something like =
20 years ago to that. I'm just too timid!
Why just today I got a distributor cap that I ordered from Moss for my =
project. (It's the second cap I've had to order for that car and I have =
never drove it a single mile! Go figure? ). I live near corrosion acres =
and for awhile I thought of the rust I had kinda like a fine patina =
finish, one that I would be proud to one day show off! Sad to say, but =
maybe due to age and having a head injury, my license to drive has been =
taken from me. However, I still dream, however, of fixing the tr3. If =
I ever re-start my project in earnest, you might have to bear with my =
stupid questions, pretend your Randall!=20
=20
Paul Dorsey- 60 TR3
=20
<<=20
It made me think (again) about Randall. If anyone had the credentials =
to be arrogant or condescending, he did. He knew more about these cars =
than most of us collectively ever will. Yet he was always kind and =
sincere. Some of you may remember the individual a few years ago who =
was trying to restore a TR3 and asked the most fundamental of questions: =
Randall was consistently patient and helpful while I am sure some of us =
rolled our eyes.
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Maybe people are trying to assume Randall=E2=80=99s mantle as the TR =
guru. Well, it isn=E2=80=99t goin
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style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Paul:=C2=A0 =
great to hear from you and know you are well. If ever you decide to =
re-start the TR3 project, there are a bunch of TR owners on the list who =
be happy to answer your questions.=C2=A0 Go for =
it!!<br><br>Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> Triumphs =
<triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul =
Dorsey<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> =
Triumph list Team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> =
[TR] In some ways, Pretend your Randall?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Andrew, =
I know it is me of which you speak. I was the TR3 upstart asking =
the fundamental questions. Randall always answered them in a way =
that I could understand the answer. Regardless of the question, he =
always had a correct answer. The picture someone posted of him =
doesn't quite fit the image of him that I created in my head. I =
thought of him as a know-it-all (who really did know-it-all) , a =
grandfather-esque figure for this group. Can you believe I caught =
him making a mistake once? One that I actually got to correct him =
on, it was something simple like the color of wires or something. =
He quickly admitted the error. Maybe "FT" admitted to me =
that Randall seemingly knew it all, and I got a kick from talking to =
them. (ISTR a little friction between these two. Fred sent me =
pages of snail mail on types of distributors for my 25D and I actually =
met him and some other racer legend at Road Atlanta. Thru this =
list, I got to correspond with great people like Jack Drews and others, =
what great guys! I can't remember the name of the guy who =
rebuilt my oil pump for me. The guy who braved frozen temperatures =
to exactly tell me correct door gaps. I never took up =
Randall's offer to help me with my canceling mechanism with my steering =
wheel- what great guys! I guess now their up there in the 'great =
race-track in the sky'.<br>I don't have the depth that all you guys =
have. Randall always<br>gave out the kind and lengthy (if =
necessary, answers). Like an ignorant kid, seems like I boasted =
about the hardness of brass and I got a stiff reply from someone else (I =
can't remember who), but, I can't really chalk-up the almost abandoned =
TR3 project that I started something like 20 years ago to that. =
I'm just too timid!<br>Why just today I got a distributor cap that I =
ordered from Moss for my project. (It's the second cap I've had to =
order for that car and I have never drove it a single mile! Go figure? =
). I live near corrosion acres and for awhile I thought of the =
rust I had kinda like a fine patina finish, one that I would be proud to =
one day show off! Sad to say, but maybe due to age and having a =
head injury, my license to drive has been taken from me. However, =
I still dream, however, of fixing the tr3. If I ever re-start my =
project in earnest, you might have to bear with my stupid questions, =
pretend your Randall! <o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Paul Dorsey- 60 TR3<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
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class=3DMsoNormal><<<o:p> </o:p></p></div><p =
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style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>It made me think =
(again) about Randall. If anyone had the credentials to be =
arrogant or condescending, he did. He knew more about these cars =
than most of us collectively ever will. Yet he was always kind and =
sincere. Some of you may remember the individual a few years ago =
who was trying to restore a TR3 and asked the most fundamental of =
questions: Randall was consistently patient and helpful while I am =
sure some of us rolled our eyes.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
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style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Maybe people are trying to =
assume Randall=E2=80=99s mantle as the TR guru. Well, it =
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