According to Piggott the banjo type fittings and flexible, braided pipes
were fitted to TR3s and TR3As until about TS40000 or late 1958. TR2s had
the banjo fittings but used steel pipes rather than the fexible pipes.
Piggott has photos of the TR2 setup and the post TS40000 setup but not
of the TR3 and early TR3A banjo setup. There is however one in my garage
and I have seen several at shows here in the DC metro area.
John T. Nichols
'58 TR3A TS32093L 'O'
'86 TVR 280i
KTRIUMPH@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 99-03-15 17:50:56 EST, you write:
>
> << BTW, I've never seen the banjo-type covers on a 3A, only on 2's and very
> early 3's. Even the '56 TR3 I had used push-on fuel lines. I'm not
> suggesting yours are incorrect, just that there seems to be a much wider
> variation in these cars than some people think. Some of it can be
> explained by people replacing parts without realizing they are different,
> but I suspect a lot of it was done at the factory. Is it possible your car
> wasn't originally delivered in the U.S. ?
>
> Randall >>
>
> FWIW My 58 3A came with the banjo bolts - I think these occur up to ts30000 or
> something like that. Getting harder to find. New parts are very expensive.
>
> Ken Nuelle
> 58 TR3A
> 62 TR3B
> 64 TR4
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