> By the time the TR 3 was being made the Brits had converted
> to something other than Whitworth. As far as I could tell
> when I restored my TR 3, SAE bolts and nuts worked just
> fine...
THen you weren't paying attention. Might be a few less on late 3As; but
there were quite a few British fasteners on a TR3. All the threads on the
SU carbs, most of the threads on the electrical equipment (starter stud,
starter solenoid, mounting screws for instruments, etc.), and a fair number
of threads on the body; like Tenax studs, door lock mount plates, and the
machine screws that secure the soft top straps to the body. Even the
factory jack takes a Whitworth wrench !
Surely you noticed that a standard wrench doesn't fit the damper covers on
the SU carbs; but a Whitworth wrench fits perfectly.
Randall
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