Ooo, I bet that Ducati drives you nuts. I used to work on them in one of
my previous lives as a bike mechanic. The valve guides are too soft and
very short. And the heads are hell to remove. I still have nightmares
about having ten of those things lined up for warranty work. The 750 GT
guides drive right in and they're harder (in case you're ever looking
for a solution).
Bill Babcock
62 TR3A
67 Maserati
62 Corvette
50 Vincent
63 BSA DBD34 Goldstar
63 BSA Catalina Goldstar
66 Matchless G80CS
63 Honda CA95
97 Honda XR600
97 Ducati 916
and a lot of other junk my wife wishes would somehow disappear
-----Original Message-----
From: mikee@ragtops.com [mailto:mikee@ragtops.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 7:15 AM
To: EISANDIEGO@AOL.COM
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: More TR3 suspension & axel/hubquestions
From: EISANDIEGO@aol.com
Date sent: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 10:37:43 EDT
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: More TR3 suspension & axel/hubquestions
> You may recall that I started this dialog inquiring about changing to
a TR4
> front suspension, and I got recommendation about moving into a TR6
instead.
> Any of you TR3 guys using TR6 ? Any problems - installing, operating,
with
> sanctioning bodies ? Preferences ??? Any pitfalls to installation ?
>
> Since the end of "season", has anyone had a chance to assess their
axel/hubs
> performance ? Finally, has anyone tried justifying a change in the
entire rear
> end of the TR3 for safety reasons? [It seems justifiable]
>
FOT,
I am also interested in this. The Italia has a TR3 chassis. I also
have a good
TR4 chassis. The TR4 chassis won't fit under the narrow Italia body, but
I'd like
to add the rack and pinion steering to the TR3 front suspension if I
can. Any
thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
Michael Engard
1970 Rover 3500S
1961 Triumph Italia 2000 GT
1975 Ducati 850 GT
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