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Re: [Fot] TR6 CR Gearbox

To: Catpusher@aol.com
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 CR Gearbox
From: Bill Babcock <ponobill@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 20:52:10 -0700
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
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Good to hear from you Hardy, hope all is well with you.=20
Bill

> On May 18, 2016, at 2:52 PM, Catpusher@aol.com =
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> Once alternate ratio gears were finally SCCA EP legal for the TR3, I =
was lucky to get a set of the 1.88 first gears (see TR6 PCS page; these =
were made for the USA TR6 factory cars, as we had rolling starts, unlike =
the UK)  With the 3.45 diff and 23" dia tires, I could do 78 MPH @ 7200. =
 Very useful, and great exercise to push the car around the paddock, as =
I had a Tilton double disc clutch!
> Pardon my long silence, I have been studying PTSD with help from the =
VA.
> =20
> TR Regards
> Hardy
> =20
> In a message dated 5/16/2016 2:56:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, =
> From: Jack Wheeler <jwheeler1947@yahoo.com =
> To: Greg Blake <gblake58tr3@icloud.com =
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Close ratio gear sets
> Message-ID:
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> Group 44 had a close ratio gear set made up for the TR-6.? Hardy =
Prentice used to run it in his TR-3.? I believe the first gear was =
1.88.? Depending on the track and rear end gear you use, first gear may =
very well be usable.? I used the Dolomite Sprint gear set, ordered from =
England.? It had a 2.19 first gear, which was rarely used on the tracks =
I was running in the Midwest.
> Jack
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space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Good to hear from you 
Hardy, hope all is well with you.&nbsp;<div class="">Bill</div><div 
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class="">On May 18, 2016, at 2:52 PM, <a href="mailto:Catpusher@aol.com"; 
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<div class="">Once alternate ratio&nbsp;gears were finally SCCA EP legal for 
the TR3, I 
was lucky to get a set of the 1.88 first gears&nbsp;(see TR6 PCS page; these 
were made for the USA TR6 factory cars, as we had rolling starts, unlike the 
UK)&nbsp; With the 3.45 diff and 23" dia tires, I could do 78 MPH @ 7200.&nbsp; 
Very useful, and great exercise to push the car around the paddock, as I had a 
Tilton double disc&nbsp;clutch!</div>
<div class="">Pardon my long silence, I have been studying PTSD with help from 
the 
VA.</div>
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<div class="">TR Regards</div>
<div class="">Hardy</div>
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<div class="">In a message dated 5/16/2016 2:56:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
<a href="mailto:fot-request@autox.team.net"; 
class="">fot-request@autox.team.net</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px 
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face="Arial" class="">From: 
  Jack Wheeler &lt;<a href="mailto:jwheeler1947@yahoo.com"; 
class="">jwheeler1947@yahoo.com</a>&gt;<br class="">To: Greg Blake 
  &lt;<a href="mailto:gblake58tr3@icloud.com"; 
class="">gblake58tr3@icloud.com</a>&gt;, Fot &lt;<a 
href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br 
class="">Subject: Re: 
  [Fot] TR6 Close ratio gear sets<br class="">Message-ID:<br 
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  44 had a close ratio gear set made up for the TR-6.? Hardy Prentice used to 
  run it in his TR-3.? I believe the first gear was 1.88.? Depending on the 
  track and rear end gear you use, first gear may very well be usable.? I used 
  the Dolomite Sprint gear set, ordered from England.? It had a 2.19 first 
gear, 
  which was rarely used on the tracks I was running in the 
  Midwest.<br class="">Jack<br class=""><br class=""><br 
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