- 1. [Fot] best gearbox for TR6 more... (score: 253)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 07:40:33 -0500
- I certainly never got to the level of Jack and haven't played with these cars as much as Glen, but during my brief racing career, I too experimented a lot with gearing. I tried most of the combinatio
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- 2. [Fot] best gearbox for TR6 (score: 240)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 10:59:23 -0500
- Yeah, Glen is right. I should have shut up. I did a cost comparison a few years ago. Someone was making a Ford 5 speed conversion also. The cost was more or less the same, but of course, it depends o
- /html/triumphs/2018-07/msg00147.html (14,354 bytes)
- 3. [Fot] F350-8 Camshaft for TR6 (score: 227)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 10:11:16 -0600
- Could it be a Crane cam? Bob Kramer had some TR4 cams that were something like F250 and F254. There is a master list of Crane cams floating around the net. I will send it to you. ?- Larry -- next par
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- 4. [Fot] Paint Codes (score: 227)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 22:30:57 -0500
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- 5. [Fot] TR3 exhaust...revisited... (score: 227)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:19:38 -0500
- Bill, My brother had almost the same car. His was a '50 Ford convertible with a flathead V8 and 3 on the tree, no continental kit . Not sure what mufflers he had, but it sure sounded sweet. Your lack
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- 6. [Fot] Cams (score: 227)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 22:22:45 -0500
- I have a old Cam Doctor I have played with a little. Mine is an original (remember MS-DOS, card slots). The only advantage to the Cam Doctor is that it is more accurate than a dial indicator and degr
- /html/triumphs/2018-07/msg00141.html (12,536 bytes)
- 7. [Fot] FW: brake pad and rotor discovery and update (score: 227)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 22:51:31 -0500
- I'm surprised no one has mentioned the old clamshell TR3 rotors have pads with significantly larger area. I kept the old calipers for that reason. Newer isn't always better. ?- Larry -- next part --
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- 8. [Fot] best gearbox for TR6 (score: 227)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 22:56:50 -0500
- I'd rather have an A-type (or even a J) overdrive - 7 gears, easier to shift, easier to install, probably less expensive - What's not to like? Keep the wife definitely. ?- Larry -- next part -- An HT
- /html/triumphs/2018-07/msg00143.html (10,169 bytes)
- 9. [Fot] A-Type Overdrive Dilemma (score: 227)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 18:44:52 -0500
- I don't think the unidirectional (overrun) clutch can slip. It can only break and you would know it. I'd guess it is just slipping. 350 is about right for a large accumulator model, but you need abou
- /html/triumphs/2018-08/msg00324.html (9,894 bytes)
- 10. [Fot] Do(o)med or flat lifters? (score: 227)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:17:24 -0500
- Greg, Thanks for posting this. I have seen the same thing in "virgin" engines, but have not taken so many apart. I was hoping you or Glen or someone with more experience would chime in. - Larry
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- 11. [Fot] Adding type A OD (score: 213)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 17:30:29 -0600
- Here is a diagram of the way I wired my TR3. Very simple. Uses a commodity Bosch relay, wired to the reverse switch. Does not drop out of overdrive when shifting. ?- Larry -- next part -- A non-text
- /html/triumphs/2018-02/msg00077.html (9,666 bytes)
- 12. [Fot] Type A OD pressure test (score: 213)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 14:41:47 -0600
- It seems like the balls and springs (pump, operating valve) are always a problem. I've seen all sorts of suggestions and tried many of them. Lapping the ball seat sounds like a good idea. I've always
- /html/triumphs/2018-03/msg00126.html (9,682 bytes)
- 13. [Fot] Do(o)med or flat lifters? (score: 213)
- Author: cartravel at pobox.com (Larry Young)
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:56:02 -0500
- We have discussed this several times. It hard these days to talk about auto companies being American or European, since they are all multinational, with engineering and manufacturing in many countrie
- /html/triumphs/2018-07/msg00171.html (10,045 bytes)
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