Rick wrote, in response to my post:
>>Directly to the sippy cup, Rick!
>( hey, quit being such an infant, Larry )
Hey, that comment _sucks_! :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
(I'll try to keep further private jokes off the list; Rick left
his son's baby bottle at my house and I'm pestering him
to come get it.)
>>I'll be doing my rear springs during this winter's finish-up-the-d*mn-car
>>project; the rear underside has been in ignore-mode since I got the car.
>Have to figure out where to spend my money: New gears, seals, limited slip,
>rear disc brakes, freshen Panhard rod, rear shocks,
>>bushings incl the traction bars, etc.-- or some combination of the above.
>What gear ratio you gonna go to ? Hey , re: limited slip, are there any
>torsen units floating around anywhere ?
a) I've gotten the impression that going LSD requires 3.08 or above,
although Dale A says one can fit one to 2.88's w/a little machine
work without specifying exactly what (big secret?). My preference
is 2.88, but I can live with the 3.08's.
b) Right after I got the car (1991), Wally Swift of Beltsville, Md, showed
me what he said was the last uninstalled Gleason Torsen (sp?)
unit of a batch made for Tigers. Thus, I assume the other LSD's
offered are of some other type. Other thatn a dimly-remembered
article in R&T years ago, likening Torsens to worm-and-roller
steering, I don't know much about them.
>>.... the photos showed bins full of rear pumpkin covers in _alloy_. I
wonder if
>>any would fit a Tiger, assuming that we'd have to figure out the
>parking-brake-rod ring-thing on our own?
>Don't know, but I've got a brand new cast aluminum cover sitting in a box in
>the basement if you want to scope it out.
!!!! YES!!!! Certainly. I still wonder if anyone else out there knows
what interchanges might be out there. Roland, will a Cobra
unit fit?
>>>after we all jack up our cars with the shackles, the diff will show, and
>we'll need to pretty them up. :)
>Mmmm-hmm. I think that's why they carry day-glo paint at the hardware
>store. You can then match your steering wheel cover and windshield wipers !
>8~o
Hey, the only day-glo on my car are the front suspension snubbers!
Now, mebbe painting the pumpkin cover yellow and putting a
smiley face on it might be cool, esp if you use Moon Eyes for the
eyeballs. :-D
>Lemme know when you get the new master cylinder and whatever else you were
>expecting. I can come over and give you a hand installing, etc. Maybe we
>can even get together with Mario...
Ya up for it, Mario? My M/S could be here by Friday. There _may_
be a Nissan SE-R tech session here this weekend, maybe not,
so either we could put it off, or combine (?) them. Any body
else local? Larry Paulick?
Larry Wright, Maryland "I can't get no-- Satis-traction"
1964 Sunbeam Tiger Mk 1 (302/285, T-5, Revolutions)
1996 Nissan 200SX SE-R ($TB, 17d BTDC, +25 MIR hp!)
1992 Toyota pick-up (Bilstein, Yoko AVS, Concordes)
ph 301.386.7979 fax 301.386.5333
and e-mail at home now! Larry.Wright@mail.wdn.com
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