I'd like to thank all of you who responded to my questions regarding a TR-5.
This is truly an amazing Group! Based on your responses, a re-reading of
the Graham Robson books and taking a closer "look" at the car through
friends, I think I will go ahead and see if I can negotiate the purcahse. I
will let you know how it comes out. Thanks again!
Tim Murphy
----- Original Message -----
From: <Guyots3@wmconnect.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [FOT] Street TR5 Questions
> In a message dated 7/21/2006 2:41:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> owner-fot-digest@autox.team.net writes:
>>
>> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:31:23 -0700
>> From: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>
>> Subject: Re: [FOT] Street TR5 Questions
>>
>> Tim, most parts are identical to a TR4A or a TR6. The only parts which
>> might be hard to source would be something like seats, right inner fender
>> well, wiring harness and maybe a few other unique parts.
>> I feel the PI is reliable as I run it on my 69 TR6 racecar. I've spoken
>> to
>> many people about it and they all feel the same way about it. You need
>> to
>> make sure you have a good unit and I believe the cost of a refurbished
>> metering unit is about $500.00. You also need to have your injectors
>> checked, and the pump can be a problem (although I haven't had any
>> problems)
>> and replacements are available from Bosch.
>> All in all, I think you have a chance to own a unique TR and will have a
>> great time with it.
>> Charly Mitchel
>> TR6 #44
>>
>>
>> Charly is quite right.
>
> I have a good friend who lives near Cape Town, South Africa, he owns an
> immaculate Midnight Blue TR5, and it is one of the few on the continent. I
> have
> seen two, both in the Cape, and they have no provlems running them 6,000
> miles
> away from the UK, so neither should people in the USA.
>
> (I went to a wonderful seafood restaurant at Simonstown with him in that
> car,
> it made a glorious noise, and when the very attractive young waitress
> asked
> "is that a Ferrari sir?" to which his reply was, of course, "it is, if you
> want
> it to be my dear!"...)
>
> There are specialists in the UK who can supply new, or better PI parts
> with
> no problems.
>
> Chris Witor, or Pumfords spring to mind...
>
> Best Regards
>
> Leon
>
> Almost went that route myself, but prefer Webers instead of all that
> modern
> tomfoolery!
>
> I think I was affected by staring at one too many vintage race cars with
> rows
> of weber sidedraughts as a kid!
>
>
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