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Re: weights & measures

To: "David Massey" <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: weights & measures
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:11:42 -0600
Cc: "scott s." <75270_3703a@csi.com>, "Triumph list" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
From: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>


>Message text written by "Phil Ethier"

>When you said inches I read SAE.

OK.

>When I hold up my 1/4 whitworth wrench
>next to my 1/4 SAE wrench there is no resemblance.

True.

>On the other hand, if your TR4 has overdrive the lockout switches DO have
>metric thread.

Well, it does not have overdrive.  I wanted this car to be simple.  No IRS.
No overdrive.

>And the TR7/8 is half and half.


At least on the Lotus I know that the engine/gearbox is all metric and the
chassis is all inch.

Phil Ethier    Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC   pethier@isd.net     http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.

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