You will share the Corvair info with us? Pleeeeeze!
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6x3, TR250 x3, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
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> From: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
> To: Alexander Joseph H <AlexanderJosephH@Waterloo.deere.com>
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Another one bites the dust
> Date: Monday, April 27, 1998 4:02 PM
>
> On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Alexander Joseph H wrote:
>
> > Do you have a shortage of axles?...I suspect you dont.
>
> Surpisingly, with two parts cars, one car on the road and the fact
that
> it's pretty hard for me to throw things away... I actually do have a
> shortage of axles. In fact the big thing for me right now is that I
have
> several outer hubs (needing rebuilding, of course) that have various
> problems with the "dog bones". One has a chunk _missing_ from the
U-joint
> yoke, several have sloppy u-joint seats and I also have at least one
with
> sloppy "sliding splines".
>
> I've actually given thought to buying the SNG Barratt CV joint rear
axles
> for TR6, but the thought of parting with more then $$$ 1K is almost
too
> tough to take for me. It hurts just writing it!
>
> I also have a copy of "hemmings" open to the Chevrolet section on my
> dining room table at home. There's a company that specializes in
Corvair
> that is located about 60 miles from my house. I hear tell that the
"hot
> setup" way back when was to use Corvair axles. A friend explained the
> differences between TR6 and Corvair real axles to me this weekend...
if
> they make new axles, I might consider that option (converting to
Corvair
> outer axles). I believe the Corvair option is also do-able on
Spitfires,
> although I do not know that from first hand experience. I'll be
calling
> the Corvair folks this weekend.
>
> But I can always use a few more axles.... I presume you bring this up
> because you have some that need a new home???
>
> regards,
> rml
>
> p.s. FWIW, it looks like I have purchased a tow vehicle, now I can
really
> set my car up to handle! Of course then I loose the ability to go for
> random drives, but that's what "the other car" is supposed to be for.
> Hopefully, that new one will debut later this year or early next
year.
>
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