I've heard that also, but don't have direct knowledge.
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From: Bob Kramer[SMTP:rgk@flash.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 7:34 PM
To: Bob Lang; Chip Bond
Cc: 'Andrew Mace'; Chip Bond; 'Catpusher@aol.com'; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: 4.10 ring and pinion
FWIW, I've noticed the Triumph 2000 sedans (saloons) with manual
transmissions are spec'd with 4.10 rear gears. Since the read axle is a
common link with the TR's won't this one fit out TR3 to TR6's?
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6's, TR250's, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
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> From: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
> To: Chip Bond <spirals@ESINET.NET>
> Cc: 'Andrew Mace' <amace@UNIX2.NYSED.GOV>; Chip Bond
<spirals@ESINET.NET>; 'Catpusher@aol.com' <Catpusher@AOL.COM>;
fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: My last race report? (long)
> Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 1:42 PM
>
> On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Chip Bond wrote:
>
> [stuff deleted]
>
> > And their attitudes towards the traditional older sports cars are
less than
> > you may expect. My request to the comp board to allow any available
> > differential and axle assembly citing non existant spares was
denied. Their
> > reason was that suitable assemblies are "available". The unoffical
version,
> > acording to a member of the comp board that I know personally, was
that
> > they let the Jensen-Healey have any rear end in 1995 and he won EP!
Guess
> > they want to make sure nothing like that happens again...
>
> Perish the thought! A non-Mazda winning EP? How can they let that
happen?
>
> ;-)
>
> FWIW, maybe at the next Runoffs we could get a "real engineer" to
explain
> the problems of metal fatigue on cars that are more than 30 years
old. Also,
> a picture of one of the "rolling TR's" or possibly a picture of one
of
> the X racers after a "big incident" might carry some weight. And try
to
> leverage the safety aspect, because that's what it really is. It's
not
> like you're trying to lighten your car, although having a number of
> rear-end ratios availble would be a very good thing - and the old
Ford 9
> inch is relatively cost effective... compared to finding a good 4.10
big
> TR ring/pinion...
>
> And don't forget to use the "BMW" aspect - seeing that BMW owns the
> Triumph trademark. Just a thought.
>
> rml
>
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