[6pack] Gelding the stallion

Navarrette, Vance vance.navarrette at intel.com
Wed Feb 18 08:22:09 MST 2009


Dick said:

> The idea of replacing it with a 5 speed was more appealing. No more Slave
Cylinder, fork/pin, shaft and rods to > deal with. Just a neat hydraulic t/o
bearing, operated with a braided line straight from the Master Cylinder.  >
Couldn't be simpler. And the tall 5th gear was just what I wanted!

	I don't get it. Why buy a British classic then?

	I wanted a car from the time when men were men, and women were bra-less.
Crunching gears, pools of oil, and a trail of parts behind me is what makes me
feel MANLY. Making a British car reliable is like gelding a stallion (I am
typing this with my legs crossed). It is just WRONG!

	Better sacrifice a chipmunk to the prince of darkness to get the cosmic
forces of good and evil realigned, my friend. A reliable Triumph is a
perversion of nature, and I hate to think what evils will befall you unless
you set it right. <shudder>

	Vance


    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast


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