ron88 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I saw a souped up TR5 the other day and it had a very pretty aluminum radiator. I am told these go for £500 or so. Does any one know of suppliers (and possibly cheaper ones?) that will fit a 4A, or do they even make them for a 4A? Second question is carbs. Mine are nearing rebuild time. Is it cheaper to get a new rebuild on exchange, or just send my own out and wait? Assuming it's a "standard" rebuild what can I look at spending? If I want to get the "pots" polished is this extra? Or part of the service? Many thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I saw a souped up TR5 the other day and it had a very pretty aluminum radiator. I am told these go for £500 or so. Does any one know of suppliers (and possibly cheaper ones?) that will fit a 4A, or do they even make them for a 4A? Second question is carbs. Mine are nearing rebuild time. Is it cheaper to get a new rebuild on exchange, or just send my own out and wait? Assuming it's a "standard" rebuild what can I look at spending? If I want to get the "pots" polished is this extra? Or part of the service? Many thanks. I think this set of carbs would do you nicely and probably cheaper than a refurb. SU carbs for TR4a on ebay Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodri Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have bought a set of carbs from this ebay seller, and I have had my TR4a carbs refurbed by him. I was pleased with the results of both. The seller, Andrew Turner, goes to a lot of the car shows, indeed I picked up my refurbed carbs at the TR Register International last year. Worth giving him a call on 01572 767665 - usual disclaimers. Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4Mal Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) The ebay ones look very nice and a reasonable price. To get a quote on rebuilding yours you can also try Burlen Fuel Systems. Website below http://www.sucarb.co.uk/ Edited January 29, 2009 by 4Mal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Badfrog Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I saw a souped up TR5 the other day and it had a very pretty aluminum radiator. I am told these go for £500 or so. Does any one know of suppliers (and possibly cheaper ones?) that will fit a 4A, or do they even make them for a 4A?Second question is carbs. Mine are nearing rebuild time. Is it cheaper to get a new rebuild on exchange, or just send my own out and wait? Assuming it's a "standard" rebuild what can I look at spending? If I want to get the "pots" polished is this extra? Or part of the service? Many thanks. Many good professionals rebuild SU's. Burlen in the UK, SU-Midel downunder, Joe Curto in the states, and there's a Brit in Hamburg, Germany. Can't recall his name. Guess he fell from a RAF plane and stayed there.....Just Google "SU carb rebuild". If you have a six cyl., the triple HIF44 combo is great. For a 4, 4A you want the long 4A manifold and the short bodied HS6, unless you want a go at HS8 (yummy). True hardliners rebuild their own. Grab the Haynes manual and Kas Kastner's books, surf Paul Tegler's site and ask ol'Badfrog for right references and piston tuning. It's a real pleasure to do, and can last a full year as you go from surprise to surprise........ SU .... the word has a certain woody quality ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Alloy radiator for TR4A available from Moss (307309AL) and Revington (RTR5251) - probably from others as well. I think you can get them with a built-on electric, sucker, fan (i.e. fan on engine side of radiator). Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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