[Fot] Fw: Fw: Fw: Detroit Locker

[Rick Parent]

No CNC equipment either, just a manual lathe and mill. I will have to send 
out for broaching and heat treating though.

Rick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Alexander" <n197tr4 at cs.com>
To: "Rick Parent" <rick.parent at att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Fw: Fw: Detroit Locker


I am not that familiar with workings of a DL, but it sounds like a candidate 
for reverse engineering to SolidWorks and then feed it into CNC equipment.

I assume there's some springs and other off the shelf hardware.

I am a dreamer.

Joe Alexander
645 1st Street
Jesup, IA 50648
The-vintage-racer.com
Gasketinnovations.com
Cell:  319.464.4711

> On Feb 26, 2014, at 7:45 PM, "Rick Parent" <rick.parent at att.net> wrote:
>
> Nope, just AutoCad and a pair of calipers.
>
> Rick
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Alexander" <n197tr4 at cs.com>
> To: "Rick Parent" <rick.parent at att.net>
> Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 8:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Fw: Detroit Locker
>
>
> Rick,
>
> I assume you have access to CMM equipment and programs like SolidWorks?
>
>
> Joe Alexander
> 645 1st Street
> Jesup, IA 50648
> The-vintage-racer.com
> Gasketinnovations.com
> Cell:  319.464.4711
>
>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 7:22 PM, "Rick Parent" <rick.parent at att.net> wrote:
>>
>> I will be making them myself, it is very hard to have anything done 
>> anymore. I am planning on making some for Datsuns also, other Triumphs 
>> may be another option, depending on the interest. But the Spit will be 
>> first test.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang at isis.mit.edu>
>> To: "Rick Parent" <rick.parent at att.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 10:36 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Detroit Locker
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Hi - If that pans out (you can get some made), I'd love to see if this 
>>> could be done for big TR's too.
>>>
>>> Are you looking at having Detroit Locker make them? I only ask because I 
>>> tried contacting them in the past (maybe 1999 timeframe) and at that 
>>> time there was no interest in making a run of any size... bear in mind 
>>> that this was a "soft inquiry", but I was willing to at least try to get 
>>> something going.
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> rml
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Bob Lang              Triumph TR6!!            |  This space for rent
>>> Former NER Solo Chair                          |
>>> Voice:617-253-7438                             |  Cell: 339-927-4489
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 26 Feb 2014, Rick Parent wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I would like to build some of these. I want some for our cars and 
>>>> I also
>>>> think there is a market for them. We are running welded diffs as the 
>>>> best
>>>> option at the moment. The Quaif diffs are a very expensive joke on a 
>>>> Spit.
>>>> The DL allows the car to be free while turning which is a great 
>>>> advantage over
>>>> the welded diff. It also is much easier to push around the garage ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Rick
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: John Styduhar
>>>> To: Rick Parent
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:21 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Detroit Locker
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rick, when you say "run" does that mean you plan to manufacture these 
>>>> units.
>>>> I have a Detroit Locker for a TR4 and need some spare parts.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Rick Parent <rick.parent at att.net> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Does anyone have a Detroit Locker for a Spit / GT6 I could buy or 
>>>> borrow?
>>>> I
>>>>  would like to make a run of them.
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks, Rick
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