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Hi John,

I have only ever seen one edit option - bottom righthand corner of the reply box. What other is there?

 

Roger

Hi Roger,

You just click the edit link and you immediately go to the quick edit function. Once in there, you can elect to go to the Full Edit screen.

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Sorry, John. I've not noticed any problem.

We are constantly upgrading the forum software and I think the version we have now is pretty good.

I will look into the Quick Edit problem though.

Cheers,

 

PS. Just trying the quick edit myself here.

Yep, it appears to be working ok for me?

[Auto in a TR3a?]

Excellent! Many thanks for the very helpful replies. A friend of mine was enquiring; he knows a chap who has a weak left leg wants to drive a TR3.

Your help is invaluable and may make a chap very happy indeed.

Thanks!

 

 

[Auto in a TR3a?]

Has anyone installed an auto box in a 3? Is it possible, please?

[185 x 70 R15 tyres for a TR5 wanted]

A friend of mine needs some 185 x 70 R15 tyres for a TR5.

Anyone out there know where he can get some please?

[Newby Hall - TR3 winner]

Hi all,

 

Wharfedale member Paul Smith got a 1st at this year's Newby Hall Classic car event. This show is a big one-day show with over 1000 cars taking part.

I was admiring the entries when I stumbled across a very proud Paul Smith with his 8 year restoration project, and very nice it was to!

 

I took a photos with Paul's camera and asked him to email them with further details. Pauls said:

 

"A bit of back ground on the TR3 -

 

It is a 1956 model, Reg 131UXM. It is a US import from Texas, brought back into UK late 1996 and I bought it off Gary Bates in Feb 1997. The car although quite delapidated was pretty much complete. Usual dry (US) state story - 'rust free' - meaning the extent of the rust really only come apparent after you strip off the paint rather than before it ! When it turned up at my house on a trailor, my wife doubted my sanity, which wasn't so bad - I hate to think what see would have said about some of the mounds of rust I'd viewed !

 

So then ensued 8 years of glorious restoration!? - every molecule of the car must have felt loved by the time I'd done. With a massive 'can do' attitude I took on welding in new panels, panel beating, filling (lots), spraying (20 layers in all), engine / gearbox box rebuilds. I swapped it over to rhd and put in rack n pinion. I renovated wherever possible as many of the new parts were inferior to the originals. I figured out how to manourvre the body tub around single handed using tyres. I fixed a pulley up to allow me to rotate it through 360 degrees when I was doing the spraying - neccessity being the mother of invention. So I learned a hell of a lot en route and enjoyed most of it, not all - I'm not totally mad. There was no rush, so if it got tedious, I'd back off, regroup and continue later. Complted may 21st 2005.

 

I'm proud to say that I did it all myself apart from covering the seats and getting the cylinder head planed and new value seats fitted for unleaded petrol. In my mind half the fun was the build and now I enjoying the other half - the driving.

 

Winning the best of class (post war 1940-1958 open top) at Newby today was some endorsement of my labours.

 

Ps. I noticed that two other TRs made it into the arena at Newby - a TR3a and TR6 and no MGB's :-)"

 

Congratulations Paul on an excellent and well deserved win!

 

Cheers!

[Levisham Station - New member spotted.]

North Yorks Moors Railway held a gala weekend on Saturday and Sunday, and I dropped down to Levisham and met new members Dave & Sue Platts from Teesside.

Here are pictures of their superb TR4a IRS

 

Sorry they are not the sharpest photos, but they were taken with my telephone.

Dave and Sue are pictured in the right hand side photo immediately behind the car (not the guy bending over!).

My brother in law, Max, is lusting after Dave's car on the left!

[TR3 petrol tank required]

Not sure, but I'll print off your mail and let him decide. I think he is after a new one though? Many thanks for posting.

Cheers,

[TR3 petrol tank required]

A friend of mine is trying to find a tr3 petrol tank (old version).

Does anyone know where one can be found please?

 

Cheers,

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[Restoration update]

Menno's topic seems to have bee hijacked by the image/space issue, so I have deleted the posts and moved them to a new topic in the bar if you wish to carry on the debate?

[Wow!]

Hi Alec,

 

of course you are absolutely correct. The Jag for longer journeys and the TR for everything else.

 

This picture demonstrates my idyll. I turned up at my favourite pub in my favourite village; the publican ran out and thrust a pint of great Yorkshire beer into my hand. (Timothy Taylors of Black Sheep, I can’t remember which… or was it Copper Dragon?) Anyway, as you can see, I have my beautiful wife with me, my Welsh Springer, Murphy, and the TR – perfect.

 

My daughters say this picture sums me up completely…. I think that they’re right!

[Wow!]

Hi all, Well, I have just got my TR3a back on the road after a few weeks with the engine out. New pistons, wet liners, crank polished and balanced etc. I have already done nearly 600 miles and loving every mile!

As some of you may know, I am also lucky enough to own an E Type. You know what? The TR3a is more fun any day of the week.

That's not to say that the Jag is poor - far from it, it's brilliant. But when it comes to having a blast around the countryside, taking Murphy out for a walk in the woods or the moors, then the TR wins hands down - it's fantastic.

Preaching to the converted here. But hey, I'm as chuffed as a chocolate frog.

 

Cheers,

Webby

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[Wire Wheels]

Just to put my two penneth worth in.

I got a superb set from

MWS International

I went along and bought them on the spot for my E Type.

Fantastic service.

Mind you I bought silver painted with tyres and balanced. They really did a sterling job.

[Help, whats this.]

Indicators still working?

[Images by Peter Leslie]

Well if I'd known about your weekend, I would have driven out to meet you.  I only live in Whitby!

Cheers.

[Images by Peter Leslie]

Here's the other one.

[Images by Peter Leslie]

Here are a couple of pictures from  Peter Leslie of his car at the North Yorks Moors Railway at Grosmont I think!  But if I'm wrong, I feel sure he will correct me.

[Peerless at Whitby Regatta]

By the way, there are some pictures of the car here Cumbria Trip to Whitby album. These were taken in 2003, before Stewart sorted the bodywork. Some other nice cars too!

[Peerless at Whitby Regatta]

I do believe it was. Trouble is, I was concentrating on the Peerless and didn't take much notice - sorry!

[Peerless at Whitby Regatta]

Here are pictures of Stewart Ellis's excellent Peerless, spotted at Whitby Regatta today.

Stewart has recently resprayed the car. the interior is completely original, apart from a period hand-pull hand brake fitted under the dash.

GREAT CAR!

[TR3 gearbox problem]

Thanks chaps.  I will pass this on to John.  I feel sure that he will be delighted to get this information.

 

Cheers

[TR3 gearbox problem]

A friend of mind has been working an old TR3 box (with o/d) and all looks ok.  However, he has noticed that it keeps jumping out of 2nd and 3rd.

 

Has anyone any idea of what may be causing it and if they have experienced a similar problem?  What is the best remedy?

 

Any ideas will be gratefully received!

[Peerless and Warwick Forum]

Polish your spectacles boys - I wrote just below the link that I had fixed it!