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Re: Alternative parts souce.

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Subject: Re: Alternative parts souce.
From: "Dennis Bufton" <bufton@tenet.edu>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 23:29:21 -0800
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Reply-to: "Dennis Bufton" <bufton@tenet.edu>
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Dave,

I will attest that Patton's A-frames were not rebuildable.  Too much
damage around the fulcrum race.  

DB

Patton Dickson wrote:
> 
> One had Major damage from a unnoticed crack in the fulcrum pin of the right
> one, almost split open.  The other was worn out with a small crack in the
> same place.
> 
> And since I don't weld...  not really meuch choice.  And I would have had to
> spend $75 to have them rebuilt by Apple.  This worked best for me.
> 
> Patton
> 
> Dave Formstone wrote:
> 
> > Why do you need to buy new A arms? Why not repair your existing ones?
> > Dave F.
> > 1960 Bugeye
> >
> > ----------
> > From:   alan b fisher[SMTP:hello39@idt.net]
> > Sent:   November 13, 1997 11:48 AM
> > To:     Patton Dickson
> > Cc:     Dave Brown; spridgets
> > Subject:        Re: Alternative parts souce.
> >
> > Patton Dickson wrote:
> >
> > Patton,
> > What's a good price on a-arms? Proper Mg had em for $99.00
> > on sale during August and refused to honor the price for a volume order
> > of
> > 8 arms yesterday. They want $129.00 their everyday price. They are
> > new not rebuilds and they are from England?
> > Regards
> > Alan
> >
> > > That is who I got my A-arms from.  Good price, fast shipping, and Hal
> > > was
> > > pretty helpful on the phone.  They also answer e-mail fast, which I
> > > think is
> > > important if you are trying to business on the web.  (just an aside,
> > > if you
> > > give out a business e-mail address, I expect you to check it as least
> > > as
> > > fast as you do your regular mail) I had no problems at all.  Of course
> > > I
> > > only used them once, but I will use them again if they have what I'm
> > > looking
> > > for at a good price.
> > >
> > > Just my .02,
> > >
> > > Patton
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dave Brown <davebrown1@earthlink.net>
> > > To: spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
> > > Date: Wednesday, November 12, 1997 10:57 PM
> > > Subject: Alternative parts souce.
> > >
> > > >Anyone done business with these guys?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >The company where I got the offer is :
> > > >Hal Rogers
> > > >H.D. Rogers & Sons
> > > >Import Auto Specialists
> > > >3418 Barksdale Blvd.
> > > >Bossier City LA 71112 USA
> > > >(318) 742-3651 phone           (318) 742-5044 fax
> > > >http://www.hdrogers.com
> > > >
> > > >Dave
> > > >
> 
> Patton Dickson                              Dallas, TX
> 
> 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite                   H-AN9-L/69437
> See My Austin-Healey Sprite Page
> http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/1256/page2.html

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