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Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 14, Issue 169

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Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 14, Issue 169
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2021 16:01:43 +0000 (UTC)
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They are too much fun to let them sit in the garage!!
 Amen, brother!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Connitt <dconnitt@fuse.net>
To: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Cc: leejohn7@gmail.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, Aug 3, 2021 8:57 am
Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 14, Issue 169

Hi Dave,I couldn=E2=80=99t agree more with your comments below. When I rest=
ored my TR4A, I did it with reliability at the top of the list. I started o=
ff with Dan Master=E2=80=99s excellent wire harness and have recently repla=
ced the stock differential with Richard Goods R200 differential kit, CV joi=
nt half shafts, rear hubs and Nylatron swing arm bushings.=C2=A0I drove me =
TR4A all the time and not just locally:2019 - Watkins Glen and on to Stowe,=
Vt. =C2=A03000 miles2012 - Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 800 milesZanesvill=
e,Oh. down to the Ohio River next week (? Miles)They are too much fun to le=
t them sit in the garage!!Dave Connitt=E2=80=9867 TR4A IRSDavesTR4A.com
Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 3, 2021, at 8:11 AM, DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com> wrote:



=EF=BB=BF How true.=C2=A0 Back in the day when they were expected to be pri=
mary transportation this was an issue.=C2=A0 But forty years later these ca=
rs are hobbies and for tech savvy owners part of the appeal is to make the =
improvements that the factory couldn't afford to do.=C2=A0 And take advanta=
ge of hindsight.=C2=A0 And take advantage of technological improvements tha=
t came along after these cars were produced.=C2=A0 And all this can be exec=
uted in a manner that preserves the character and driving experience intend=
ed by the builders in the first place.=C2=A0=20

Enjoy the ride.
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Dave=20

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lee&John Howard <leejohn7@gmail.com>
To: triumph list list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Aug 2, 2021 3:41 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 14, Issue 169

I wish that article about the simply awful Stag would get lost. There are t=
hose of us who find=C2=A0 it a sweet car to drive and to look at, with the =
cooling issues easily attended to with aftermarket improvements.=20
john howard

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 size=3D"2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Dave Connitt &lt;dconnitt@fuse.net&gt;<br>
To: DAVID MASSEY &lt;dave1massey@cs.com&gt;<br>
Cc: leejohn7@gmail.com; triumphs@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Tue, Aug 3, 2021 8:57 am<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 14, Issue 169<br>
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<div>Hi Dave,
<div>I couldn=E2=80=99t agree more with your comments below. When I restore=
d my TR4A, I did it with reliability at the top of the list. I started off =
with Dan Master=E2=80=99s excellent wire harness and have recently replaced=
 the stock differential with Richard Goods R200 differential kit, CV joint =
half shafts, rear hubs and Nylatron swing arm bushings.&nbsp;</div>

<div>I drove me TR4A all the time and not just locally:</div>

<div>2019 - Watkins Glen and on to Stowe,Vt. &nbsp;3000 miles</div>

<div>2012 - Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 800 miles</div>

<div>Zanesville,Oh. down to the Ohio River next week (? Miles)</div>

<div>They are too much fun to let them sit in the garage!!</div>

<div>Dave Connitt</div>

<div>=E2=80=9867 TR4A IRS</div>

<div>DavesTR4A.com</div>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div>

<div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Aug 3, 202=
1, at 8:11 AM, DAVID MASSEY &lt;dave1massey@cs.com&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"n=
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<div> <font size=3D"3">How true.&nbsp; Back in the day when they were expec=
ted to be primary transportation this was an issue.&nbsp; But forty years l=
ater these cars are hobbies and for tech savvy owners part of the appeal is=
 to make the improvements that the factory couldn't afford to do.&nbsp; And=
 take advantage of hindsight.&nbsp; And take advantage of technological imp=
rovements that came along after these cars were produced.&nbsp; And all thi=
s can be executed in a manner that preserves the character and driving expe=
rience intended by the builders in the first place.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none=
">
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<div><font size=3D"3">Enjoy the ride.</font><br clear=3D"none">
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nt size=3D"2">-----Original Message-----<br clear=3D"none">
From: Lee&amp;John Howard &lt;leejohn7@gmail.com&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
To: triumph list list &lt;triumphs@autox.team.net&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
Sent: Mon, Aug 2, 2021 3:41 pm<br clear=3D"none">
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