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Re: shifters

To: WSpohn4@aol.com, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: shifters
From: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 14:43:29 -0400
Bill,

I think you were "spohned".  This is the art of taking the Michael 
practised probably (in other words - sometimes) by those with little 
imagination and lots of time!

At 09:52 AM 8/8/02 -0400, WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 8/8/02 5:29:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>owner-mgs-digest@autox.team.net writes:
>
>
> > dose any one make prformance shifters for mgb's? Also I want to buy 
> shifters
> >
> > please e mail me if you want to sale i need at least 10
> >
>
>No, I don't believe that anyone 'dose'.
>And that would be because there is no such thing as a 'prformance shifter',
>as the factory item does the job perfectly well, thank you.
>Are you a fugitive from a Hurst shifter group (and obviously from a
>dictionary and shift key) somewhere?
>The mind boggles at what you'd get up to with 10 shift assemblies (you don't
>say for which transmission).
>
>Perhaps you should content yourself with something easy like shortening a
>stock shifter an inch or so, as there really isn't much else you can do to
>modify/improve on the stock item. Or install a 'prformance' shift knob like
>the MGA coupe I once bought that had a 'Horst' T bar style knob (I was never
>quite sure whether the spelling was intended to avoid legal action by Hurst,
>or whether it had been designed by a German chap named Horst - in any case,
>its total contribution to fast shifting was to ensure that you barked your
>knuckles on the demister control panel if you weren't wary).
>
>Bill

Regards
Barrie

Barrie Robinson - barrier@bconnex.net

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