Mike,
Thanks for the response. Your roll over. Was it Red Car ? I hope you don't
mind I have a picture of Red Car that I removed the background from and use
it as wallpaper on my PC. If you'd like it I can send it to you. I think the
picture is from before you owned the car.
Maybe we need a smoothcase repository for anyone that wants to do a full
blown restoration. Just kidding !
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
To: William M. Schickling <bugeye@dreamscape.com>; Greg MAHNEY
<mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 6:51
Subject: Re: No synchro in second
>Bill is correct, the smoothcase boxes can be rebuilt. It doesn't however
>change the fact that, at least around here, they have little market value
>even in good nick.
>
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: William M. Schickling <bugeye@dreamscape.com>
>To: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>; spridgets@autox.team.net
><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 11:29 AM
>Subject: Re: No synchro in second
>
>
>>Greg,
>>
>>I have a smoothcase transmission that I had rebuilt from a rusted piece of
>>junk by a firm in CT call Quantum Mechanics. The price a year and a half
>ago
>>was $ 475.00 if everything had to be rebuilt or he would exchange yours
for
>>one of his already rebuilts for the same price. Mine came back as new all
>>painted and ready for install and refill with oil. The turn around was
only
>>a couple of weeks. He also does ribcase trannies. The exchange is for like
>>transmissions.
>>
>>Now for your transmission. Do you have to double clutch from first to
>second
>>and third to second or only on the downshift ? Because I have to double
>>clutch on the down shift from third to second even on my fresh
>transmission.
>>First is useless unless the car is at a complete stop.
>>
>>I know there is a lot of talk on this list of the ribcase being better and
>5
>>speed conversions being great. To each his own. They are your cars make
>them
>>enjoyable for you. I would just like to put in a plug for my 948 and
>>smoothcase transmission. Top speed is only 80 mph with the 4.22 rearend.
>But
>>it's still a major blast. I own two 948 cars both with their original
>>smoothcase transmissions.
>>
>>It's a legend that these transmissions can't be rebuilt. Quantum Mechanics
>>is doing it. Maybe not forever, but they are still doing them. I picked up
>a
>>spare smoothcase and am gonig to have it rebuilt for an insurance policy.
>If
>>you enjoy your car's performance, get your original rebuilt.
>>
>>Bill Schickling
>>
>>AN5L47650 (Does HS2 carbs on a Bugeye qualify it as one of the "Bad Boys")
>>AN6L722
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
>>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>>Date: Monday, June 08, 1998 9:18 PM
>>Subject: No synchro in second
>>
>>
>>>Some of you may recall that I've never been able to accurately identify
>the
>>>smoothcase, MOWOG stamped, transmission in my Mk2 Sprite. Here's a
>>>question that I've had since I got the car, but never got around to
>asking.
>>>
>>>The car doesn't have any synchro in first OR SECOND. Apart from that it
>>>works fine (a little noisey). Is it possible that the synchro in second
>>>has just stopped working, and the rest of the tranny is OK? Or if the
>>>synchro pooped itself, would that mean I'd have other troubles as well?
>>>
>>>As funds become available I'll replace it with a ribcase (or is it
>>>ribcage?, or ribcage case?), but for now I'm wondering if I can carry on
>>>regardless.
>>>
>>>Any guesses?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Greg
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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