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Thanks, I will!
On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 9:04 AM andrew uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net>
wrote:
> Paul: great to hear from you and know you are well. If ever you decide t=
o
> 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
>
>
>
> *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?
>
>
>
> 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-al=
l
> (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 tha=
t
> Randall seemingly knew it all, and I got a kick from talking to them. (IS=
TR
> 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 rememb=
er
> 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 u=
p
> 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 2=
0
> 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 finis=
h,
> 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!
>
>
>
> Paul Dorsey- 60 TR3
>
>
>
> <<
>
>
> 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 ey=
es.
>
>
>
> 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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<div>Thanks, I will!</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 9:04 AM andrew uprichard &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:auprichard@uprichard.net";>auprichard@uprichard.net</a>=
> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 =
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" lin=
k=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div class=3D"m_-7276189974438634010WordSection=
1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman&=
quot;,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 f=
or it!!</span></p></div></div><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"pu=
rple"><div class=3D"m_-7276189974438634010WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f4=
97d"><br><br>Andrew<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span st=
yle=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=
=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 =
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Triump=
hs <<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank"=
>triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <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 <<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">t=
riumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] In some ways, Preten=
d your Randall?<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0=
<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Andrew, I know it is me of which you=
speak.=C2=A0 I was the TR3 upstart asking the fundamental questions.=C2=A0=
Randall always answered them in a way that I could understand the answer.=
=C2=A0 Regardless of the question, he always had a correct answer.=C2=A0 Th=
e picture someone posted of him doesn't quite fit the image of him that=
I created in my head.=C2=A0 I thought of him as a know-it-all (who really =
did know-it-all) , a grandfather-esque figure for this group.=C2=A0 Can you=
believe I caught him making a mistake once?=C2=A0 One that I actually got =
to correct him on, it was something simple like the color of wires or somet=
hing.=C2=A0 He quickly admitted the error.=C2=A0 Maybe "FT" admit=
ted to me that Randall seemingly knew it all, and I got a kick from talking=
to them. (ISTR a little friction between these two.=C2=A0 Fred sent me pag=
es of snail mail on types of distributors for my 25D and I actually met him=
and some other racer legend at Road Atlanta.=C2=A0 Thru this list, I got t=
o correspond with great people like Jack Drews and others, what=C2=A0great =
guys!=C2=A0 I can't remember the name of the guy who rebuilt my oil pum=
p for me.=C2=A0 The guy who braved frozen temperatures to exactly tell me c=
orrect=C2=A0door gaps.=C2=A0 I never took up Randall's offer to help me=
with my canceling mechanism with my steering wheel- what great guys!=C2=A0=
I guess now their up there in the 'great race-track in the sky'.<b=
r>I don't have the depth that all you guys have.=C2=A0 Randall always<b=
r>gave out the kind and lengthy (if necessary, answers).=C2=A0 Like an igno=
rant kid, seems like I boasted about the hardness of brass and I got a stif=
f reply from someone else (I can't remember who), but, I can't real=
ly chalk-up the almost abandoned TR3 project that I started something like =
20 years ago to that.=C2=A0 I'm just too timid!<br>Why just today I got=
a distributor cap that I ordered from Moss for my project. =C2=A0(It's=
the second cap I've had to order for that car and I have never drove i=
t a single mile! Go figure? ).=C2=A0 I live near corrosion acres and for aw=
hile I thought of the rust I had kinda like a fine patina finish, one that =
I would be proud to one day show off!=C2=A0 Sad to say, but maybe due to ag=
e and having a head injury, my license to drive has been taken from me.=C2=
=A0 However, I still dream, however, of fixing the tr3.=C2=A0 If I ever re-=
start my project in earnest, you might have to bear with my stupid question=
s, pretend your Randall!=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Paul Dorsey- 60 =
TR3<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u>=
</p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><<<u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman&qu=
ot;,serif"><br>It made me think (again) about Randall.=C2=A0 If anyone had =
the credentials to be arrogant or condescending, he did.=C2=A0 He knew more=
about these cars than most of us collectively ever will.=C2=A0 Yet he was =
always kind and sincere.=C2=A0 Some of you may remember the individual a fe=
w years ago who was trying to restore a TR3 and asked the most fundamental =
of questions:=C2=A0 Randall was consistently patient and helpful while I am=
sure some of us rolled our eyes.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">=C2=A0<=
/span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&=
quot;Times New Roman",serif">Maybe people are trying to assume Randall=
=E2=80=99s mantle as the TR guru.=C2=A0 Well, it isn=E2=80=99t goin</span><=
u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div>
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