Fireman049 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Are the wire wheel spline'd hubs on a TR the same as on the Austin Healey 3000? Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwinCamJohn Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 My Healey 100 wheels fit the TR so I am pretty sure the ones from a 3000 will too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Cheers John ~ I have a Healey '100' BN2. I'm hoping to sell this off and buy a Healey 3000 BJ8. I have a new set of chrome wire wheels which I hope will fit the new Healey. Cheers ~ Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill.P. Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Well Tom, think hard before you do it...….the BN2 is about the best car Healeys made, especially in "M" tune......it is the car all the Healey family considered their collective favourite.....BMC forced them to use the 6 cylinder engine in 1956 against Donald and Geoff's judgement. The 3000 is a heavy old beast, especially in Mk 3 form...it shakes rattles and rolls a lot more than the Hundreds and ALWAYS uses a lot more fuel for the same result! I know, I've had 'em all...…(all 100s do leak in rain -but even the best late 3000s are never fully dry) That said, if you do proceed, the TR wires will generally fit Healeys, BUT the later 3000s have a different thread for the k/o nuts, 12 tpi instead of 8, so k/o nuts not necessarily interchangeable.....Bill P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwinCamJohn Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 I do agree that the 100 in BN2 form is the best, it just looks beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Tom, Do the right thing and get that lovely old TR back on the road. You've already got the better car! Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hear Hear ! Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill.P. Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 I've had TR2/3/3A s and Healey 100s for 50 years now.....both are equally good but in entirely different ways. Were the best parts of each combined into one car, it would have made a fabulous device.....Bill P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Bill.P. said: I've had TR2/3/3A s and Healey 100s for 50 years now.....both are equally good but in entirely different ways. Were the best parts of each combined into one car, it would have made a fabulous device.....Bill P. Which parts from which car ?? Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 ? Body work of the Healey, mechanics of the TR? Works for me. :-) Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted February 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 I always fancied the bodywork of an MGA with a TR3 engine. Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, Fireman049 said: I always fancied the bodywork of an MGA with a TR3 engine. Tom. Tom are you allowed to make blasphemous comment like that on here ?!?!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted February 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Hi Hamish ~ What I really meant was that I fancied a Trabant with a TR3 engine and cable brakes !! Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 (edited) Brave man Tom! Iain .....mentioning M what’s ? Edited February 24, 2019 by iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 37 minutes ago, Fireman049 said: Hi Hamish ~ What I really meant was that I fancied a Trabant with a TR3 engine and cable brakes !! Tom Trabant. Weren’t they less than 1 litre two strokes ?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Fireman049 said: I always fancied the bodywork of an MGA with a TR3 engine. Tom. You'd struggle to get it to fit Tom! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted February 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Hi Hamish ~ More than two stokes and you risk going blind ~ cable brakes or not !! Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted February 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Hi Pete stillp ~ I know the feeling well !! Tom ( an ex Anglesey Smallholder !!). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2long Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 9 hours ago, Fireman049 said: I always fancied the bodywork of an MGA with a TR3 engine. Tom. The Doretti has some of the best of both worlds in that regard: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Hi 2long ~ That's a really nice car. Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwinCamJohn Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 I assume it was abandoned ? There are weeds growing out of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Hi TwinCamJohn ~ Don't you know a 'branched' manifold when you see one? Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 My Tom you are in great form! Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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