But John, we like pain and suffering and also love to whine and complain.
Its part of the British heritage. What would I do next winter if I didn't
have a LBC project?
Dave
p.s. I'll let you know (honest) if I end up spending on my setup what yours
costs. You see, I am an eternal optimist so there might even be a miracle
cure invented for crunchy 2nd gears. :)) If not I have a good beer supply
and a supply of fine blues tunes to soothe the hurtin soul.
At 09:11 PM 06-05-00 -0700, John J. Black wrote:
>Hi Guys
>Once again, for obvious reasons I have tried to stay out of this thread, but
>3 list members today are describing the problems of fitting a transmission
>conversion kit and locating a used gearbox from a salvage yard or wherever
>and taking a chance on the quality of the gearbox. With the Frontline
>Spridget kit that we market here in the USA, you do not have that problem as
>the gearboxes are completely rebuilt in every case before you get them. This
>makes the kit more expensive, but you will at least only have to do the job
>once and you will have piece of mind that it will work first time!.
>The list member concerned now has to once again remove the engine and
>transmission after just putting it in, then he has have the old one rebuilt
>or get yet another one, should he take a chance on getting another used box
>or get the replacement one rebuilt before he fits it? This will entail yet
>more expense. This all takes time, is frustrating, and in the meantime he
>cannot enjoy the car.
>If this ever happens with one of the gearboxes we supply with our 5 speed
>kits, I will replace the gearbox from stock with a new unit and ship it free
>of charge to your home or shop as soon as possible.
>Regards
>John J Black
>Waterloo Drivetrain Systems
>http://www.waterloo-dtr.com
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