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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Yes, but turning the wheel at low speeds, like parking, can be difficult. In my (humble) opinion, R&P makes a huge difference and allows for a much smaller steering wheel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>As Randall would add, YMMV………..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rye Livingston [mailto:ryel@mac.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 15, 2018 6:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> Andrew Uprichard<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Hoyt Duff'; 'Triumph Mail List'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] The Gift of a Triumph<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Gonna be a lot of opinions on this. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am going to counter that one because my stock steering is very easy to steer and turn. My wife, who is a smallish woman, has driven my 1960 TR3A in that last 3 autocross events held at Triumphest on the west coast, and won the women's class. Obviously lots of hard cornering, and no problems.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For those of you interested, this was my run. <a href="https://youtu.be/6BZ7LfgOgnA">https://youtu.be/6BZ7LfgOgnA</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Second fastest lap of the day, yes I'm bragging, only beat by a crazy fast TR6 with a Buick V6 engine, and fully autocross modified suspension, with 12" wide tires all the way around.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Back to the steering, if your stock system is difficult to steer, time to rebuild it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rye<br>PH: 530-FIND-RYE<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Dec 15, 2018, at 03:17 PM, Andrew Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=body-text-content>So many suggestions, but if the car is for a young lady, a rack and pinion</span><br><span class=body-text-content>conversion would make steering soooo much easier.</span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>Andrew Uprichard</span><br><span class=body-text-content>Jackson, MIchigan</span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>-----Original Message-----</span><br><span class=body-text-content>From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Hoyt</span><br><span class=body-text-content>Duff</span><br><span class=body-text-content>Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2018 2:53 PM</span><br><span class=body-text-content>To: Triumph Mail List</span><br><span class=body-text-content>Subject: [TR] The Gift of a Triumph</span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>I met a new friend today. He owns a TR3 and has owned it for about 35</span><br><span class=body-text-content>years, He did a restoration on it a while back and talked to me about</span><br><span class=body-text-content>doing some maintenance on this treasure because he wants to give it</span><br><span class=body-text-content>to his daughter, who is graduating from college this spring.</span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>I reminded him that giving someone a TR3, especially someone not</span><br><span class=body-text-content>mechanical inclined, is not necessarily a gift of love.</span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>We discussed some ways in which the TR3 could be a more reliable car</span><br><span class=body-text-content>for his daughter. It would not be her primary transportation, just</span><br><span class=body-text-content>something to occasionally enjoy, but not become a maintenance burden</span><br><span class=body-text-content>or morph into just another non-running TR3 laid up in someone's</span><br><span class=body-text-content>garage.</span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>It is bone stock. I have a few ideas about what might be changed to</span><br><span class=body-text-content>make it more suitable for a gift, but I'd appreciate some ideas from</span><br><span class=body-text-content>the list since what I would do for my TR# might be very different from</span><br><span class=body-text-content>what might be best for this young TR3 owner.</span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>-- </span><br><span class=body-text-content>Hoyt</span><br><span class=body-text-content>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **</span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br><span class=body-text-content>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a></span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>Unsubscribe/Manage:</span><br><span class=body-text-content><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/auprichard@uprichard.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/auprichard@uprichard.net</a></span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **</span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br><span class=body-text-content>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a></span><br><br><span class=body-text-content>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>