Rodbr Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 I am trying to track down the original starting handle apron guide fitting. There seems to be an issue for me with my car in that I have a guide fitted that does not go through a square hole in the apron mouth. Does anyone have detail of the first cars i.e Dec 1953 /Jan 1954. I know there is a strip from bottom of the apron to the chassis mid point but are there two legs to the angled chassis mounts bolted to the underside bolt? Definately not a strong fitting. The guide I have is identical to the later type but without the square part, go figure! hoping that someone can help. BR Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 I am trying to track down the original starting handle apron guide fitting. There seems to be an issue for me with my car in that I have a guide fitted that does not go through a square hole in the apron mouth. Does anyone have detail of the first cars i.e Dec 1953 /Jan 1954. I know there is a strip from bottom of the apron to the chassis mid point but are there two legs to the angled chassis mounts bolted to the underside bolt? Definately not a strong fitting. The guide I have is identical to the later type but without the square part, go figure! hoping that someone can help. BR Rod Do you have a photo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Rod, To the best of my knowledge, the centre of the bottom lip at the front of the apron has a sheet metal stay (usually snapped off along with the bracket on the apron) that goes to the centre of the 3 brackets on the small front cross tube.The two other ,angled brackets, take threaded steel rods stays that connect to the starting handle guide under the deck of the air intake rather similar to the radiator top stays. They are attached by a bolt thru the 'square' part of the guide that you seem to be missing.The guide is the same as those on TR3/3A as far as I know, with the exception that they they are chromed on the TR2. Moss lists the chrome version under p/n 506721(Don't look at the price tho!) Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodbr Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Looks like for some bizarre reason someone cut the square part off, Why I have no idea. So now looking for the correct part. BR Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2long Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 For example: https://www.ebay.ie/itm/TR-2-3-Starting-Handle-Guide-Hand-Crank-Eye-Rechromed-OEM-Original-part-/283085492703?hash=item41e935d1df Cheers Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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