[Fot] Fw: Detroit Locker

[Chuck Gee]

What do you need that for?  They weren't made that way back in the day!  ;).

Chuck

> On Feb 26, 2014, at 5:30 PM, Joe Alexander <n197tr4 at cs.com> wrote:
>
> Rick,
>
> I assume you have access to CMM equipment and programs like SolidWorks?
>
>
> Joe Alexander
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>> 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
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>>>> 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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