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Re: Chuck it!

To: Friends of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Chuck it!
From: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@cruzers.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 07:56:56 -0800
> What would you keep, and what would you toss?

Ah, time for the "clean sweep team"

My first criteria is to ask:
"Is this part for a vehicle I currently own or one actively I'm 
shopping for?"

Second criteria:
  "If I'm building up a vehicle would I *REALLY* use that part or buy a 
new one (or seek out a better condition one)?"

Third criteria:
"Will I take the time to maintain this part in good condition or let it 
deteriorate?"

Fourth criteria:
"Do a have a place to store the part where it will not be subject to 
accelerated deterioration and will be out of my way (not interfere with 
my other projects)?"

Fifth criteria:
"If I decide to move, would I pack it up and take it with me of would 
get overwhelmed with the task and leave it behind?"

Personally I'm looking at a move to an unknown location in late 2004 
and used the above criteria to drastically reduce the spares mound.  I 
have managed to get my TR spares down to 2 tote boxes plus a cylinder 
head and a set of minilite reproduction wheels with tyres mounted.

The Land Rover's spares is down to 3 tote boxes, a spare grille, spare 
tail gate and a new, still in the box genuine LR front left wing.

TeriAnn
1960 Land Rover Dormobile
1961 Triumph TR3A

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