I remember seeing some round fuel cells for sale that were designed to
fit into the spare tire well. Since most TR3's have the trunk floor cut
out to get the cell mounted as low as possible, this would seem to be a
way to get the most volume. I can't find them in my current catalogs,
but I think they were of the plastic variety.
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6's, TR250's, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
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> From: mike jackson <grand_wazoo@flinet.com>
> To: GRMTim@AOL.COM
> Cc: Friends of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Attention all TR3-4 vintage racers
> Date: Friday, June 05, 1998 6:03 AM
>
> Ready made cells are the norm I think. an 8 gal fits easily in the
> trunk but may be a bit small for some enduros. Would be no problem
at
> all for hour long ones, which is most common. The HSR 3 hour race at
> Sebring might be a problem if you are pumping enough HP. All the 1
hour
> races require 1 pit stop of 5 minutes minimum duration. Plenty of
time
> to fuel.
>
> One sees both roll bars and roll cages of various designs in newly
> produced cars. Mine has a front hoop just under the dash connected
> with side bars at door level so is somewhat of a compromise.
>
> Running Webers moves you up a class in some groups and brings all the
> joys associated with Weber ownership. Mine has SUs, never had much
of a
> problem running with Webered cars of similar compression and rpm
range.
>
> my aftermarket aluminum seat makes the difference between beging so
> tired and sore I can barely wiggle after a weekend and just being
> pleasantly worn out. the side support during an incident might make
> substantial difference in injury risk. Buy carefully, the darn cars
are
> so narrow that not all seats will even fit. I think mines a Butler.
>
> Would be nice to see JK at a track again.
>
>
> GRMTim@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > J.K. Jackson and I are prepping our 1957 TR3 for HSR, SVRA and/or
VSCDA
> > racing. We are planning on running sprints and/or enduros.
> > What is the latest on fuel cells. Are you guys buying ready made
cells or
> > converting your fuel tanks? Is there a standard size cell that fits
a TR3
> > well? How big of a cell is everybody running? For enduros how often
do they
> > make you stop for gas? Is there a rule on cell size? What fuel
mileage do you
> > get with these cars when racing?
> > What is the latest feeling on cages versus roll bars? Webers versus
SUs and
> > stock versus aftermarket driver’s seats.
> > Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
> > Plus, as this is a Grassroots Motorsports magazine project car for
next year
> > we will send any interested respondent a free copy of our special
vintage
> > racing issue next month.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tim Suddard/Publisher/Grassroots Motorsports
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