-----Original Message-----
From: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
> I've never totally bought into the legend that random piles
> of parts lay around waiting to be randomly placed on cars
> coming down the assembly line. ;-)
Well, I was thinking more along the lines of having 2 alternate
suppliers
and buying from whoever had the best price/availability at the time. A
common practice both then and now, I believe, although usually the
parts are
fully interchangeable (like the wiring harnesses).
==AM==
Right. That WAS done often enough, sometimes with 'disposable' items
such as filters but also sometimes with major items such as wiring
harnesses. With the ribbed v smooth letters, though, I believe the
spacing is somewhat different, although I'd have to measure up holes
for both to confirm that. I do know the ribbed letters are
significantly wider.
==AM==
FWIW, Bill Piggott gives the change point between ribbed/smooth as
being at
body number EB72384.
==AM==
I'll have to see how that compares to the EB numbers on my cars, but
that sounds much closer to what I would have expected.
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph
Herald Database at its new URL: <http://triumph-herald.us>
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