Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:20:22 -0800
Reply-To: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
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From: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: tiico installation video
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"Don't bother hunting for
it & certainly don't pay some guy $10 to dupe it for
you!"
$10? Ha, I paid $15 for that thing. And it ended up
not being worth a damn to me. People are SUPPOSED to
pass it on after watching it, but most folks are
opportunists. I through the damn thing away by
accident along with some old dirty movies.
Dont Bogart that video man!!
Phil
--- "G. Jetson" <dkcomet@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> >John Rodger wrote:
>
> > While I am not in the market for a Tiico
> conversion
> in the near
> future I
> > would like to offer professional duplication of
> the
> video for list
> members
> > at cost.
>
> Hi All,
> The infamous Tiico installation video is
> tremendously
> overrated. It's more of a "what not to do" than a
> "to
> do". After chasing every lead for about 3 months, I
> finally got a list member to send me a copy.
>
> I watched it before my engine arrived & found that
> all
> it was good for was knowing what the engine would
> look
> like in the crate. I learned that buying a tall
> floor
> jack & renting an engine hoist would be better than
> rope & 2x4's as used in the video. While it let me
> see
> a few things that might be problems during the
> install, it really just alerted me to the fact that,
> while the written directions suck, if you follow
> them
> in order it won't be too difficult.
>
> Bottom line is- I appreciate John (?) for making the
> video, but it would have been more useful if it had
> been edited down to eliminate the 60% of unrelated
> monologues. I realize it's all there is out there,
> but
> it really is pretty useless. Don't bother hunting
> for
> it & certainly don't pay some guy $10 to dupe it for
> you!
>
> I would suggest to Peter B. or one of the
> professional
> shops who have done a few of the Tiico conversions
> to
> make a basic step-by-step video that expands on the
> poorly written instructions that come with the kit.
> Isn't there a guy in Santa Cruz or someplace that is
> rumored to be quite skilled after 3 or 4
> conversions?
> Anyway, one of you shops or pro mechanics could
> produce & sell a video that people could buy for $20
> or so. I know I would have bought one & it would
> have
> been money well spent. Peter really should be the
> one
> to produce it & then give it away with the kit. HA!
> ;o)
>
> Good luck out there,
>
>
> =====
> David Kelly
> 1990 Syncro Vanagolf 15"
> 1963 Comet Convertible
> 1976 CB550 Super Sport
> Seattle
>
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