The boot lid hinges I got from TRF have 4 studs. Someone at TRF is
mistaken.
JoEllisTR3 wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of a source of boot hinges for a '62 TR3B (Commission # TCF
> series)? The Roadster Factory insists that the hinge only has ONE stud on the
> shorter section that fastens to the car body (and two on the boot lid
> section). My original hinges have TWO studs on the shorter, body end of the
> hinge and two on the longer section. My brother's '62 TR3B (#TCF series) also
> has two studs on the shorter section.
>
> This is not the bonnet hinge, but the boot hinge. FYI, the bonnet hinges have
> a different distance between the studs on the longer section of the hinge than
> the boot hinges do. On my original hinges, the alternate stud location on the
> longer section is not tapped. In fact, it appears that the longer sections are
> outwardly the same for the bonnet and boot - just two different dimples
> untapped for the studs. Yes, I know there is a left and right to both, too.
>
> Has anyone else run across this problem? I want to fit the trunk lid to the
> body with the replacement hinges, but not the single-stud type that TRF has.
> The two-stud per section hinges make for a more stable fit. The original
> hinges are quite worn, otherwise I would use them again. Any advice is most
> welcome!
>
> Joanna Ellis
> (in the midst of restoration...)
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George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L
(getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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