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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">WHEN i ORDERED MY FIRST 2 SETS OF CLOSE RATION GEARS FOR MY RACE CAR, IT WAS $800 FOR BOTH SETS (i.e. $400 per set)!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Jack<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 04:29:34 PM EST, Rick Parent via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" class="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273ydp687ce622yahoo-style-wrap"><div><div dir="ltr">Heck, I can make anything including gearsets and shafts but no one in their right mind will do it because of the costs involved. Hewland Mk 9 gears sets cost $325 each at this point, times four or five is not cheap. When a dog box brakes it's 2-4K for repairs and parts. A Jerico is fine if you need the extra weight and are prepared to lose some acceleration because of the added moment of inertia weight of the giant gears and shafts.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">If someone can guarantee an order for say 30 sets I would be glad to do a quote for the TR4/6 close ratio set up, I would also need a good set for engineering purposes.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">I guess my point is if guys are whining about paying $85 each for steel synchro's to fix the stock gearbox issues, I think they would come unglued having to pony up for the close ratio gear sets. If there is a stock of these gears sets somewhere please tell me and I will buy them all at the current price. Realistically they should cost 3 times or more than what they sell for today.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273ydp687ce622signature"><div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr">Rick Parent</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">"<i>Doing the right thing is always the right thing, regardless of consequences</i>"</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div>
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On Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 01:36:41 PM MST, Ken Knight via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div id="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273yqtfd41528" class="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273yqt0877188543">When that happens we can look for alternatives. You can get a Jerico 4<br clear="none">speed racing transmission that will handle 4 times the power a TR box<br clear="none">(forever), and given gearset costs, it's not a bad investment. You can even<br clear="none">get it with close to the ratios of TR CR box. Not vintage but if we want to<br clear="none">race into the future gearboxes are going to be a major problem. Already<br clear="none">lots of Toyota 5 speeds quietly on the grid. The vast majority of parts<br clear="none">made for racing today are far superior to what was available 60 years ago,<br clear="none">just look at the technological leaps in racing oil. So as a sport we adapt<br clear="none">or stop racing. Kas's moto was "Never be beaten by equipment". The vast<br clear="none">majority of that equipment no longer exists, so when my last two TR<br clear="none">gearboxes are done it will be time for a change.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Ken<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: Fot <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> On Behalf Of yellow04 via Fot<br clear="none">Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 8:23 AM<br clear="none">To: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">Subject: Re: [Fot] Close ratio gears<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Interesting conversation, if the manufacturer of the close ratio gearsets is<br clear="none">truly done and can't be convinced to make more, this could have pretty big<br clear="none">implications to a lot of racers here.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Does anybody know the ratios of the dogbox gearset?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Henry Frye<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 2023-01-16 15:34, Chris Marx via Fot wrote:<br clear="none">> Hi,<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Maybe Bastuck has a dogbox gearset on the shelf?<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Cheers<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Chris<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Von: Fot <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> Im Auftrag von GREGORY THOMPSON <br clear="none">> via Fot<br clear="none">> Gesendet: Montag, 16. Januar 2023 16:05<br clear="none">> An: FOT Triumph <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br clear="none">> Betreff: [Fot] Close ratio gears<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Hi All,<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Does anyone have a set of close ratio gears laying around for the<br clear="none">> TR4-6 gearbox they would be willing to part with? They have been on <br clear="none">> backorder at all the suppliers and they keep moving their in-stock <br clear="none">> date further out.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Thank you,<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Greg Thompson<br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">> Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive </a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br clear="none">> Unsubscribe/Manage:<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/yellow04@tr4racer.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/yellow04@tr4racer.com</a><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive </a><a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage:<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/kknight@klaenv.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/kknight@klaenv.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none">This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software.<br clear="none">www.avg.com</div><div id="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273yqtfd64418" class="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273yqt1119861818"><div id="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273yqtfd33804" class="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273yqt0877188543"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive </a><a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: </div><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rick.parent@att.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rick.parent@att.net</a><div id="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273yqtfd28096" class="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273yqt0877188543"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><div id="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273yqtfd09551" class="ydp263a5edyiv3892014273yqt0877188543">
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