Hi Jim,
Good point... I forgot about the OD killing the "originality" of the car.
There must be lots of different levels of the concourse judging. At the
TRF party I saw the judges come through the 250 area, but no one was
crawling under cars looking for transmission numbers -- maybe they just
asked instead.
I'll get the OD. To h... with the concourse. I wouldn't win anyway.
:-)
Thanks,
Don
Jim Davis wrote:
> Don,
> Since you are adding an o/d (a wise move IHO), you have departed from
> originality and matching transmission #s would seem to be a moot point
> in concourse judging. If you are planning in seriously competing at the
> concourse level I would advise against adding o/d since you wouldn't be
> driving the car that much and it would be of little benefit. However if
> you plan on frequently enjoying the car on the road, add the o/d and
> participate in participant's choice judging.
>
> Jim Davis
> Fortson, GA
> CF38690UO
>
>
> I'm getting an OD and rebuilding the trans for my TR250.
>
> I can buy a rebuilt OD and trans with a core exchange from John Esposito
>
> for almost the same amount of money as rebuilding my own (original)
> trans and adding the OD to it. I have a core -- not my own original
> TR250 trans.
>
> The difference is that if I have John rebuild my original, the numbers
> will match. This is a frame off restoration. If I decide to show the
> car, should I care if the trans number isn't the original one? Should I
> care for some other reason?
>
> I know about the numbers matching thing, but never hear about it when
> people buy/sell -- eBay, or on this list etc.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don Malling
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