[TR] Rack & pinion conversions for TR3's???

[tom white]

Another modification for the TR3A that goes very well with the R & P
conversion is a change to the TR4 trunions, upper A-arms, and ball joint.
With those two conversions my car sterers and drives as well as my T-bird.

Best regards,
Tom



> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 20:41:56 -0700
> From: tjwakeman at gmail.com
> CC: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] Rack & pinion conversions for TR3's???
>
> Loumetelko at aol.com wrote:
> > Teriann:
> >  for as you are
> >  aware the rack & pinion is the top of the slippery slope that leads to a
> > host of other needless modifications.
> >
> Oh golly!  I'm well down that slippery slope when I rebuilt the car
> almost 20 years ago.  Things like stainless steel brake lines, finned
> magnesium diff cover, front sway bar, competition springs, nitrided
> crank, cam, 87mm pistons, ARP bolts, modified oil pump, oil cooler,
> 45DCOE's, four tube header, TR4A cylinder head that is shaved and
> polished and has oversize valves, modified valve train. Motoleta
> steering wheel, TR4 overdrive gearbox. TR2 exhaust system behind the
> four tube header, finned aluminum deep oil pan, finned aluminum valve
> cover with genuine Mooneyes breather, narrow fan belt conversion,
> electric fan, alternator, geared starter and since mid august a pair of
> steel trumpet Marchelle air horns from the '60's for that V12 Ferrari
> horn sound.
>
> Coming soon, a Salisbury limited slip diff and LED lighting.
>
> I had a added a rebuilt steering box with new gears back in the late
> 1980's and have never liked the steering.  Someone doing a restoration
> might find my steering  box very desirable considering how new the worm
> and peg are.
>
> Except for the steering wheel and PL700 headlamps she looks totally
> stock as long as I don't pop the bonnet or push the start button.
>
> I guess you might call the slippery slope a slalom.
>
> Teriann
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