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Re: [TR] Duh

To: "'Geo Hahn'" <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>, "'John Summers'" <rivers2hills@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Duh
From: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 09:30:23 -0400
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Since paint is the first thing seen on a car, it always seemed =
counter-intuitive to me to spend all that money on the mechanical side =
and then skimp on the paint job.  I am just finishing a restoration on a =
=E2=80=9957 small-mouth where I did the rust repair (thankfully minimal =
as the car was out of CA) and lined up  the panels with really good =
gaps.  I welded in the new rockers and made sure everything was =
straight.  Then I took the car to a shop where they went through the =
process of hammering out as much metal as possible, covering the car =
with a skim of filler, sanding, filling the pinholes with putty, =
sanding, priming x3, sanding after each coat, sealing, base, clear, =
wheeling and buffing.  It took 8 weeks. The result is absolutely =
beautiful.

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I paid $6000 plus materials and felt it was a great deal.

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Andrew Uprichard

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From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Geo =
Hahn
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 11:28 AM
To: John Summers
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Duh

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John -

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Before you pull the gearbox - if your only symptom is 'won't go into =
gear' -- you may want to check how much movement you're getting at the =
slave cylinder.  If the slave & fork are moving =C2=BD" or a bit more =
then it may well be a broken fork pin.  But if you are not seeing good =
movement then the problem may lie elsewhere (and be easier to deal =
with).

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As for paint -- $3,000 for a decent paint job would be cheap where I =
live.

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Geo

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On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 9:14 PM, John Summers <rivers2hills@yahoo.com> =
wrote:

If I only had a brain I wouldn't have sent three posts.=20

The BIG question:  How much should it cost to replace=20

the $59.00 fork or the stupid pin, knowing that the transmission

has to come out and go back in?  Heck, today I was parked

across the street from a body shop and could see a Porsche

ready for paint.  I went in the office and asked for a price

- not engine bay or other hidden places.  $3,000   !!!!

As the man said, this isn't Maaco.  I replied,=20

$3,000 will buy a lot of sandpaper and spray cans.

Not really,,,,,I have a spray gun and compressor, AND=20

two DVDs on how to do it.



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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Since paint is the first thing seen on a car, it always seemed =
counter-intuitive to me to spend all that money on the mechanical side =
and then skimp on the paint job.=C2=A0 I am just finishing a restoration =
on a =E2=80=9957 small-mouth where I did the rust repair (thankfully =
minimal as the car was out of CA) and lined up=C2=A0 the panels with =
really good gaps.=C2=A0 I welded in the new rockers and made sure =
everything was straight.=C2=A0 Then I took the car to a shop where they =
went through the process of hammering out as much metal as possible, =
covering the car with a skim of filler, sanding, filling the pinholes =
with putty, sanding, priming x3, sanding after each coat, sealing, base, =
clear, wheeling and buffing.=C2=A0 It took 8 weeks. The result is =
absolutely beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>I paid $6000 plus materials and felt it was a great =
deal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Andrew Uprichard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Geo Hahn<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 31, 2016 11:28 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> John Summers<br><b>Cc:</b> =
triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] =
Duh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>John -<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Before you pull the gearbox - if your only symptom is =
'won't go into gear' -- you may want to check how much movement you're =
getting at the slave cylinder.&nbsp; If the slave &amp; fork are moving =
=C2=BD&quot; or a bit more then it may well be a broken fork pin.&nbsp; =
But if you are not seeing good movement then the problem may lie =
elsewhere (and be easier to deal with).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>As for paint -- $3,000 for a decent paint job would be =
cheap where I live.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Geo<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On Thu, =
Jul 28, 2016 at 9:14 PM, John Summers &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:rivers2hills@yahoo.com"; =
target=3D"_blank">rivers2hills@yahoo.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>If I only had =
a brain I wouldn't have sent three =
posts.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>The BIG =
question: &nbsp;How much should it cost to =
replace&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>the $59.00 =
fork or the stupid pin, knowing that the =
transmission<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>has to come =
out and go back in?&nbsp; Heck, today I was =
parked<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>across the =
street from a body shop and could see a =
Porsche<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>ready for =
paint.&nbsp; I went in the office and asked for a =
price<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>- not engine =
bay or other hidden places. &nbsp;$3,000 &nbsp; =
!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>As the man =
said, this isn't Maaco.&nbsp; I =
replied,&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>$3,000 will =
buy a lot of sandpaper and spray =
cans.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Not =
really,,,,,I have a spray gun and compressor, =
AND&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'background:white'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>two DVDs on =
how to do it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p =
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