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Re: rod and main bolts reference?

To: robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu
Subject: Re: rod and main bolts reference?
From: jay_welch@juno.com
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:09:15 -0500
Thanks for the helpful info Rob.  Certainly worth adding to my TR6
reference doc.

Jay Welch, Abington MA
1971 TR6 project
1973 TR6 driver - wanting to "Drive it Hard"
Member "Cape Cod British Car Club" @ 
http://clubs.hemmings.com/capecodbritish/

> http://www.grmotorsports.com/boneyard.html
> 
> >TR4s came with optional competition front springs; try to find a 
> set of 
> >these. Datsun 240Z rear drums are lightweight, finned aluminum and 
> fit 
> >perfectly if you bore the centers. Datsun SRL 311 rear wheel 
> cylinders 
> >will move more of the braking to the rear of a TR6, which will help 
> the 
> >car on course. The 1974-up front calipers are of a better design 
> and can 
> >be substituted for the earlier units.
> 
> >A lot of hard-to-find TR6 parts have common counterparts. A Dayco 
> radiator 
> >hose (#76431) will supply the lower and elbow hoses. A small-block 
> Chevy 
> >thermostat fits a TR6. A clutch from a Farmall tractor is 
> essentially the 
> >same as a TR6 unit. A Delco rear transmission bushing (# 299506) 
> and seal 
> >(# 946940BX) are easier to find and cheaper than TR6 units. The 
> >differential side seal is the same as an APAX #S5311. Caterpillar 
> sells 
> >X-rayed main and rod bolts at a fraction of the cost of TR6 prices.
> 
> Rob
> 74 TR6 daily dribbler

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