Great Job Herman, If I ever do this conversion, you are the man I'm
calling..................
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Gene Hart
genehart@att.net
1973 TR6 CF10918 U soon to be UO
(82) Carmine to (72) Pimento
Undergoing frame off restoration
201)981-3327 (c)
> Fellow Listers,
> I have to tell you what happened to Casper, while
> replacing the throwout bearing (hydraulic) I made the measurements
> but it still did not seem right so I called Herman van den Akker
> for consulting advice...no answer...this was Friday...I agonized
> over it till Monday, figuring Herman was out of town (he was) and
> finally decided to re-install the tranny. Monday evening Herman
> called...I explained the problem and he quickly realized I had
> screwed up (again).
> Folks this wonderful gentleman, who had just returned from
> a weekend trip loaded up Himself and Helen and drove the 300
> miles to Wallace on Tuesday morning!!!
> We spent the rest of the day "correctly" measuring and re-installing
> the tranny, in the process I learned a great deal about the "right
> way" to do this job.
> Herman insisted that I install a stop bolt for the
> clutch pedal, insisted that we use new shoulder bolts for the
> U-Joints (local hardware store did not have the correct length so
> Herman cut and dressed them to fit)...all in all an amazing
> display of knowledge and skills.
> I managed to repay him (a little) by taking Herman and
> Helen to our favorite restaurant in Jackson...naturally they
> stayed the night here and will be leaving for home in a few
> hours...
> Now I ask you is there ANY other vendor/supplier of
> parts/whatever, that would even consider such a thing??? I think
> not...Hats off gentlemen to one of the true gentle artists of
> our hobby...Herman van den Akker...
> --
> Bill Pugh
> 1957 TR3
> aka
> Casper
> Wallace, CA
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