DeTomaso Mailing List: February 00, Message #88

Mikeeeey:

Before you jump the gun and ASS-U-ME that, please watch thy toungue.

Listen to me and read my digital lips: I did not say I was going to work on the
axles. I was not going to touch the brake with my own machinery. All I said that
I was going to "accomplish this" which could mean many different things.

I'm not so stupid as to unprofessionally work on something as critical as the
axles, but you made out like I was going to.

Cal. #2428r.

MikeLDrew@aol.com wrote:

> Cal wrote:
>
> {snip}
>
> >I have read Jack DeRyke's articles ad naseum
> and feel I'm almost ready to accomplish this. Any comments on costs,
> caveats, or what have you?
>
> >>>Here's a comment.  Jack DeRyke is an expert machinist.  To the best of my
> knowledge, you are not.  Neither am I.  I would not trust my LIFE to critical
> machine work that I would be doing, where I was just sort of futzing around
> and learning as I go.
>
> Nor would I expect you to do so.  If you wind up blazing ahead anyway and the
> metal shavings start to fly, please tell me so I make a point of never riding
> in your car.
>
> It's one thing to start torching and welding on the car; if things go all
> wrong the only thing that will happen is that the repairs might be a bit ugly
> (but it sounds like things are going well.)  It's another thing to start
> screwing around with your critical suspension components.
>
> Of course you could take Jack's article to a pro and have him do it, but by
> the time you'd paid him, you would probably have paid almost as much, if not
> more than what you'd pay the vendors.
>
> And since THEY did all the R&D behind this terrific improvement, if you're
> going to pay somebody, wouldn't you rather pay the people who DESERVE the
> credit, rather than Joe down the street?  Even if it did cost a little more?
> You'd know that it was done right, and you'd know that the guy who spent his
> time and money developing the product was reaping the benefits of the
> investment that he'd made FOR YOU (and the rest of us.)
>
> Plus what are you gonna do if you screw up and trash one of your uprights?
> Hmm?
>
> So there's my thoughts...
>
> Mike