[6pack] Gelding the stallion

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

Yeah, right. Like installing a 5 speed suddenly left one with nothing else to
work on!

Dick


-----Original Message-----
From: Navarrette, Vance
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:22 AM
To: Sally or Dick Taylor, 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [6pack] Gelding the stallion


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