Brothers in Grease-
Can there be such a thing as negative progress ?
I just know you're all dying to hear of my findings and advancements with the
Duke of Oil, my recently acquired TR4A.
Well, I've about stripped it bare and most everything I've found says that the
car is a "keeper", everything is there and mostly in good shape (Good).
However, there have been a few problems encountered. The trans is cracked
about 180 degrees around between the bell housing and trans case (Bad). Found
another trans case locally and will be switching the gears over, hopefully
they are OK. That rear end that I thought was welded...it wasn't it has a
Detroit Locker in it (Good) and a 4.55 ring and pinion (Good). Unfortunately,
the pinion gear is cracked in half (Ugly). I pulled the rear end and took it
to Hardy Prentice, my local rear end guru...no wait, better make that my local
differential guru. With his know how, a new set of bearings and another ring
and pinion, he should be able to make it "ratchet" again...
If I wasn't most ill this weekend, I would be puttin a new roll bar in, then
its off to the paint shop, and then I have to try to remember how it all goes
back together.
Still shootin for a June completion date...
Who's an optimist....
Nick in Nor Cal
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