To add more fuel to this discussion,
When I had my trailing arms off last year to rebush, one had a Sept. '75
date, ( close to date of manufacture), the other said May of
1975. Somewhat more proof that the factory used what was on hand at the
time the car went down the line. Dribbled on looks about right. Looks like
someone used a mig or tig welder and handwrote the date of casting on the
arm. I had not noticed these dates before, but then again, when I took the
arms off, they looked as though they had been undercoated from all the tar
that they had picked up over the years. I took them to a friend who had
them walnut shell blasted-and then I P/C'd them clear. Thanks and a tip of
the hat to Fred Thomas. They now look as I remember them as I drove my new
car off the showroom floor-Beautiful, shiny, aluminium trailing arms.
Jeff Johnson
'76 TR6
slooooowly being rebuilt
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 10:13:30 -0500
From: Shane Ingate <madmax_xx@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Trailing arm- date of manufacture
Peter Macholdt asked:
> Anybody have a clue where on the arms this info might be? The only info
> I found on the arms is:
The dates are kind of hard to miss (unless you used a grinding wheel to
clean up the arms) as the numbers are each about 2" high, and on the side of
the trailing arm. They seem to be "dribbled" on the arm, as the numbers
stand proud of the casting, rather than being etched in.
FWIW, the dates of casting on my arms are about a week apart, but both are
within 3 weeks of the manufacture date of my car. Testament to the British
transport system to be able to move stuff from one company to another?
Shane Ingate in Maryland
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