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Re: parts

To: David Christman <dpc@ai.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: parts
From: hello39@idt.net
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 10:55:39 -0500
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
References: <199901061524.KAA14924@rice-chex.ai.mit.edu>
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Dave,
There are several aftermarket parts and sheetmetal that are made
with less than desireable specs. As a fellow lister once said "
They never manufactured Spridgets in Sri Lanka or Taiwan or
China. Ask first, protect yourself. Specify British Heritage parts or equal
quality. If you don't your letting the vendor supply anything
he wants. I am aware of some really tinny sheetmetal rockers and sills made
somewhere in the Orient called Tazcar. I think that was
the brand, if not very close. They look great but within 2 yrs after
welding them in they blister and are very soft.
Best advise is ask the vendor, also just because it has a Made in
England sticker, doesn't always mean that.
Alan

David Christman wrote:

> A friend who is into Triumphs told me that parts (say suspension parts)
> for old English cars sold by various vendors can vary in quality quite
> a bit.  Some parts are from England, others from Taiwan, India, or China.
> Anybody have good or bad experience with vendors for spriget parts?




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