david lewis Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 i rang mr papworth for some advice and a quote for a gearbox for my 13/60 and was asked to send him an email which i did nearly a week ago but have received no response. has anyone else had problems communicating with him?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 i rang mr papworth for some advice and a quote for a gearbox for my 13/60 and was asked to send him an email which i did nearly a week ago but have received no response. has anyone else had problems communicating with him?. Yes but stick at it. He's aways very busy but does a first class job in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I have and can reliably rebuilt and converted many boxes but wanting a 18mm spigot on the mainshaft I took my 4 sync off the Vit6 and visited mike for a rebuild and he has the stock , the ability and top guy firmly recommended, gets my vote drop him anorther mail as a gentle jog, you never know if a mail without a receipt request has actualy arrived and not dived into the black hole of wonderous technology. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdennison Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I e-mailed him last week - took a few days to reply. Sounds like everyone's winter project this year is their gearbox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 The failing small mainshaft spigot is one of its weakest links as a hand me down from before the stanard 8 broken hub sleeve springs, and layshaft spindles come in 2 and 3rd place popped circlips as runner up Ha Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Come come Pete... You should know by now that Triumph gearboxes and diffs are consumable service parts when required to handle over 39 BHP! Regards Steve C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 My GT6 o/d gearbox on SofS was rebuilt by Mike and handled at least 120bhp for a long time. Good work is with waiting for. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Fear not John, I yield to no-one in my respect for Mike and his work, but he has substantially re-engineered the rather marginal original product to make it work properly. Stick 120 brake through a standard Herald or spit box or diff and you had better bring a dustpan and brush! Season's greetings, and have a great holiday. By the way, I noticed today that Kit Car magazine (which we take here in college as part of my programme to introduce our students to proper Fred Dibnah back-yard mechaniking) is produced by Silverback productions. Are you running a sideline? Best regards Steve C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 No, but I'll have a word with Soo, Grabbit & Runne about their nicking my tradename! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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