TS27004
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Your long-door restoration is looking great John, will be great to see her finished & back on the road next year...
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Superb collection of images of TR2 & 3s from 60+ years ago.
Thank you for uploading them Dan.
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Excellent news John,
chat soon,
Pat.
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Hi John,
re. values on TR2s, our club members have recent experiences of both buying & selling TR2s.
We'll chat about this when we meet in Dublin next month.
Happy TRip across the equator.
Pat
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Hi John,
I would add 1 additional spare to your list.
A spare float for for your carbs.
The low grades of petrol + additives added these days to petrol are corroding the fragile carb floats.
Had a 2nd example of this carb float failure here in Ireland earlier this month with an overseas 3A on tour here.
We supplied him with a spare float ensuring his motoring holiday wasn't ruined.
Hope to meet with you in Dublin next month...
Happy TR-ing,
PaTRick.
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Replying to Bill.P
Regarding your question Bill of how many sidescreen TR owners have owned their TR since new.
Our club member George Roch-Perks in Co Cork has owned his Dublin assembled ckd July 1956 TR3 since new.
You may recall Bill that George & his wife Mary on their honeymoon in 1956 shipped their TR3 from Cobh (Queenstown up to 1922) in Co Cork to Canada & then toured Canada, USA & Mexico for 18 months in their TR3 before returning home to Co Cork with their TR3.
George & Mary are in good health & their TR3 resides in dry stables on their farm in Co Cork today.
Do you know Bill if there is a sidescreen TR owner anywhere in the world who bought their new 1st owner TR earlier than George?
Note; We have a 1955 TR2 here in Dublin that's owned by the daughter of the 1st owner. Although now in her mid-seventies she regularly uses her Dublin assembled ckd TR2 to go shopping in Dublin city centre.
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Re-core your old Coventry Radiators rad if you can, their 60 year old build quality is still unsurpassed...
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Hi,
I'm new to the TR Register UK. I am a long term TR owner having owned a short door TR2 (TS5038O) for 42 years and been a member of the Australian TR Register since 1976. I now also have a 1970 TR6 PI and a long door TR2 (TS3732O) which I am rebuilding. The short door TR2 and the TR6 are everyday drivers. I have attached some photos.
The restoration long door TR2 has a BRG coat on it but I will be finishing it in its original scheme of signal red, brown leather and fawn weather gear. These rare cars are even rarer in Australia so advice on originality is hard to come by.
The car is undergoing a body off total rebuild with the objective of it being as original as possible and as close to concours standard as I can get it.The body shop has a Facebook page called the Classic Factory, located in Sydney, where details of the body work will be posted.
The body tub is currently being prepared for painting and I would like to find photos of long door cars with engine bay, interior and underbody details including original finishes.
In particular right now I need to know the finishes on the master cylinder tray, the through firewall connections for the heater hoses, brake pedals and front guard splash guards. I.e. body colour, chrome or black (gloss or matt)?
I'm looking forward to using the wealth of knowledge available from members of the TR Register UK to get another TR2 restored.
John
A sailing buddy had a Sparksman&Stephens 30', been in his family since new, multiple race winner home & abroad, S&S are wonderful boats & still very competitive in class.
Good luck with your long-door's rebuild John, you're 'over the hump' with her now.
Happy TR-ing,
Pat.
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I binned 2 of the cheaper ones, didn't fit correctly on the bottom corners. Could see daylight when frame was fully assembled with the cheapies. Bought the Triplex one which is a perfect fit.
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Hi Peter,
if you have an overdrive gearbox in your sidescreen TR you should be using a 20w50 grade oil as Don has mentioned above.
I use Millers Veteran & Vintage Classic Performance 20w50 oil in my o/drive gearbox on my 3A. I use the same oil in my 3A engine too.
A non-overdrive 2/3/3A/4 gearbox should use a 90 grade oil, same as rear axle oil.
Hope this helps...
Happy TR-ing,
Pat
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Hi Roger,
super news, congratulations on getting your superb 2 on the front cover of Triumph World mag, that steering wheel looks superb!
Cheers,
Pat.
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Little Money = Little Quality.
Get your quality made original distributor repaired by a professional.
Remember the £35 mechanical fuel pumps recently on sale! Horror stories...
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Hi Alec,
an interesting observation from you & of course it's up to any purchaser of any item what they do with their purchase.
Re. the strength of the TR2/3/3A non-o/d gearbox; In May 2014 one of our club members emailed me to say he'd 'lost' First & Reverse gears on his TR3. With a few events coming up that he wanted to attend in his TR3 could I help him. In a corner of my garage I had a 'rat' TR gearbox I had taken from a dismantled 1960 TR3A back in the mid-seventies. I knew it would be of use some day, I gave him the gearbox pro-bono & wished him happy TR-ing. As of today this gearbox is still in his TR3 & behaving itself too. All our club member did was pressure-wash the exterior & put fresh EP90 oil into the box. He's taken his TR3 with this 'rat' box fitted to foreign shores without a hiccup.
My thoughts generally are; If it aint broke don't fix it.
Happy TR-ing,
Pat.
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I'm slowly clearing out my stocks of surplus sidescreen TR parts. Everything is For Sale from a top grade 3A gearbox to a new front grille, new Lucas screenwash bottle, new vent lid, new BL badges to pre-used fuel tank, door-handles, badges etc. More parts to follow.
They're a click away here on Buy/Sell/Trade, btw our club's website has a far superior rate of successful sales for my TR parts than the dreaded eBay.
Happy TR-ing,
Pat.
Memb No; 2110.
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Hi Martin,
Non-overdrive TR3/3A gearbox I use EP90 (same a diff)
Overdrive TR3/3A gearbox I use Millers Classic 20/50 engine oil, always.
Good luck with your o/d gearbox.
Bump/noise from rear offside; a) shock absorber mounting bolts loose,
link unit from shock to spring needs replacing.Pat.
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I wouldn't do it, how old is your chassis?
Telescopic shocks, their mounting brackets can apply too much stress when in use on an 6 decades old steel chassis.
I use top quality original lever-arm shocks with 20% extra compression (+ quality links) & my 3A handles the way she should handle = comfortable on long distance driving when fully loaded.
Note; with 20% stronger rear springs fitted too!
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SOLD to a TR Register Club Member.
I am selling a DR2 type Wiper Motor Part No. 505124 suitable for TR2/3/3A/4 from TS12568 to CT7783.
This unit is a used wiper motor that I removed from my TR3A in 1986 to fit a 2-speed unit hence the top casing is not included on this unit.
This used TR Wiper Motor is in perfect working order & was manufacured on 11/57.
Price is XXX registered post to anywhere in the EU.
Note; I would have uploaded this advert to the new website's Buy/Sell/TRade section but bugs there didn't allow uploading.
I always offer any TR parts to Register members before uploading them @ a higher price to Ebay.
My TR Register membership number is 2110.
Payment by PayPal only.
My email address is macmahon.pat@gmail.com
** I can email you more pics if required.
SOLD SOLD SOLD
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SOLD to TR Register Club Member.
I have For Sale an original Spare-wheel lid for a pre-TS60000 TR2/3/3A.
This lid has been in my parts spares for 4 decades & is new/un-used/unpainted.
Part number 900483.
There is some mild surface rust on this lid but it is structurally in good order.
Both locks are fitted Part No's 602216 & 602217.
Both escutcheons are fitted Part No's CD22241.
SOLD!
Price is £XXX plus Packing & Shipping of £XXX to anywhere within the EU.
Payment is by PayPal only.
Note; I tried to upload this image to our club's new website's Buy/Sell/TRade section but the bugs on the new site would not permit completion of the upload.
I always offer any TR Parts I'm selling to TR Register club members first, before uploading them for a higher price onto Ebay.
Email me; macmahon.pat@gmail.com
TR Register Membership Number; 2110.
SOLD SOLD SOLD
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Hi,
I have For Sale a second-hand original Smiths Heater which I removed from a 1960 TR3A that I dismantled for spares about 4 decades ago, Part No.700899.
This is a genuine 4" matrix 'Smiths Motor Accessories' Heater fitted as original equipment to Triumph TR's. This Smiths Heater reference numbers are; HS920/4, output 2kw, 12 volt.
This Smiths heater also includes the hard to source mounting bracket Part No.700855 plus the alloy adaptor between the heater & the Y connector, Part No. 602019.
This heater is ready to bolt-on & wire-up to your pre-TS60000 TR. It is in good overall condition & ideal for use on a concours rebuild where the owner needs an original TR heater. This heater unit would need to be cleaned by its new owner as it's been lying in my attic for the past 4 decades & is in the same condition now as when removed from the donor 3A. It was working perfectly before removal. Original wiring is intact & the matrix itself is in perfect condition.
Price is £375.00 plus packing & shipping costs within the E.U of £40.00 via registered post.
Payment is by PayPal only.
Collection from Dublin, Ireland is available if required.
Note; I was trying, without success, to place this Smiths Heater as an advert on our club's new website's 'Buy/Sell/TRade' section, but the bugs on the new site stopped this happening.
I always offer TR Register club members any TR parts I'm selling first, before uploading the parts to Ebay where they will sell for a higher price.
Do email me if you require further information; macmahon.pat@gmail.com
My TR Register membership number is 2110.
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Hi,
I've uploaded a set of 4 original Standard-Triumph TR2/3/3A used Hub-caps in the For Sale section here.
Cheers,
Pat.
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I have uploaded an advert here in the FOR SALE section for a used, non-adjustabl,e TR3A Steering-wheel...
Thank you,
Pat,
SOLD to a TR Register member...
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Great to get this side-screen trace facility back Bill...
Happy TR-ing,
Pat
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I've placed a unique pair of brand new, un-used TR3A (post TS28826 Dzus type) Side-screens For Sale here on our Buy, Sell, TRade section of the Forum.
These Side-screens are in Dublin but can be collected @ the IWE in Malvern next month or collected immediately from me here in Dublin.
Go take a look...
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Hi Peter,
you're correct on your description.
The switch sold the same day the advert went up.
Glad to sell it to a TR Register member rather than on eBay or the great InterWeb...
Hope to meet up next month in Malvern?
Cheers,
Pat
Clutch plate stuck to flywheel
in TR2/3/3A/3B Forum
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Hi John,
I agree with what Stuart says above.
Note; do run your TR2's engine for at least 30 minutes for all components to heat up to normal temps before trying to free your clutch.
Select 2nd or 3rd gear but not 1st gear as you could damage the gearbox or back axle using 1st gear. Overdrive must be in off position.
I used have the same problem decades ago with my 3A, then I changed the pressure plate & clutch disc & never had a repeat problem.
Many years ago we used to free the clutches on our TRs after long lay-ups the following way. Run engine until hot, turn off engine, we would tow the TR with the ignition off, pre-selected in 3rd gear, clutch fully depressed, when the towing car reached a steady 40kph we would slowly & gently release the TRs clutch pedal & drive in 3rd gear for circa 200 metres until with a slight bang the clutch freed itself, then turn on ignition & engine fires up immediately, stop the tow!
P.s. circa 7 kms was the longest tow we did before the clutch freed itself, but usually it just took a couple of hundred metres towing.
The emphasis is to perform this exercise with a minimum of pressure placed on the other engine/drive components that are under stress too.
Good luck & chat soon,
Pat.