Subject: Re: [TR] Biggest bang for the buck, Two categories

From: TERRY SMITH <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 09:12:10 -0400 (EDT)

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Hi, Paul.  Opinions here will vary, I'm sure, but in the end pretty much ar=
e determined by what your goals for the car are.

My end goal is a daily driver that's reliable with the least maintenance.  =
Keeping in mind that others enjoy the maintenance, I went with a Petronics =
electronic ignition because I didn't want to track the condition of point c=
ontacts and whether the bumper that rides on the distributor lobe is wearin=
g.  With Petronics, there's no bumper and the points don't wear out or work=
 their way out of adjustment.  My experience is that the Pertronics are muc=
h more reliable.  I've run mine daily for about 8 or 9 years with no issues=
.=20

In terms of positive ground to negative ground, I swapped to negative groun=
d from the beginning.  I don't remember why, but probably just because it w=
as easier to remember since that's how all my other vehicles run.=20

And in terms of a lighter fly wheel, I put this in a category of "it might =
be fun to try," but I've never felt the urge as outweighed by the effort.  =
And too my stock flywheel runs just fine.  Acceleration in the TR3 is plent=
y fast without it.  But if racing--that is, "spirited driving"--is  a goal,=
 then go for it.=20

Overall I came to the conclusion 15 years ago when I did it, that a frame-o=
ff restoration is a desperate enough enterprise without the additional vari=
ables of deviating from stock.  Then once the car was on the road, I began =
to consider things like an alternator conversion, Pertronics, and so on.

YOMV and all that.

Terry

> On September 10, 2018 at 7:02 PM Paul Dorsey <[email-masked]> wrote:
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>      Would people give me their input:
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>     Low priced Might be a Petronics  ignition or changing  from positive =
ground to negative ground
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>      High-priced  might be a  lighter Fly wheel
>      (Unfortunately or maybe fortunately I=E2=80=99m not concerned about =
originality)=20
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</head><body><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sa=
ns-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Hi, Paul.&#160; Opinions here will vary,=
 I&#39;m sure, but in the end pretty much are determined by what your goals=
 for the car are.</p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, a=
rial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 1=
2pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">My=
 end goal is a daily driver that&#39;s reliable with the least maintenance.=
&#160; Keeping in mind that others enjoy the maintenance, I went with a Pet=
ronics electronic ignition because I didn&#39;t want to track the condition=
 of point contacts and whether the bumper that rides on the distributor lob=
e is wearing.&#160; With Petronics, there&#39;s no bumper and the points do=
n&#39;t wear out or work their way out of adjustment.&#160; My experience i=
s that the Pertronics are much more reliable.&#160; I&#39;ve run mine daily=
 for about 8 or 9 years with no issues.&#160; <br></p><p style=3D"font-size=
: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"=
><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-s=
erif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">In terms of positive ground to negative grou=
nd, I swapped to negative ground from the beginning.&#160; I don&#39;t reme=
mber why, but probably just because it was easier to remember since that&#3=
9;s how all my other vehicles run.&#160; <br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12p=
t; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>=
</p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;=
 color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">And in terms of a lighter fly wheel, I put this i=
n a category of &#34;it might be fun to try,&#34; but I&#39;ve never felt t=
he urge as outweighed by the effort.&#160; And too my stock flywheel runs j=
ust fine.&#160; Acceleration in the TR3 is plenty fast without it.&#160; Bu=
t if racing--that is, &#34;spirited driving&#34;--is&#160; a goal, then go =
for it.&#160; <br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, =
arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: =
12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">O=
verall I came to the conclusion 15 years ago when I did it, that a frame-of=
f restoration is a desperate enough enterprise without the additional varia=
bles of deviating from stock.&#160; Then once the car was on the road, I be=
gan to consider things like an alternator conversion, Pertronics, and so on=
.<br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-s=
erif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-fa=
mily: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">YOMV and all t=
hat.<br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, san=
s-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font=
-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Terry<br></=
p><blockquote type=3D"cite">On September 10, 2018 at 7:02 PM Paul Dorsey &#=
60;[email-masked]&#62; wrote: <br> <br><div dir=3D"auto">&#160;Would pe=
ople give me their input:</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto=
">Low priced Might be a Petronics &#160;ignition or changing &#160;from pos=
itive ground to negative ground</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto">&#160;High-priced &#160;might be a &#160;lighter Fly wheel</div><=
div dir=3D"auto">&#160;(Unfortunately or maybe fortunately I&#8217;m not co=
ncerned about originality)&#160;</div>** [email-masked] ** <br> <b=
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