[TR] TR3 Budget Lock

[terryrs at comcast.net]

Budget lock????  All right.  I confess, I put the rear tire well lid on with pretty new toilet seat escutcheons about 13 years ago and haven't opened it since.  Now I can't remember the fastener used.  Looks like a duzi.  Used a long-handled flathead, and found it's a simple lever.  Guess that's why it's a budget lock.

Sourced a old style 48 spoke wheel, restored it, tubed it, and planted a nice narrow tire on it.  Alas, the opening is too narrow to accommodate the spline/hub.

Are old steel wheels the only option to carry a spare?  Anyone every put the spare on the trunk with some ad hoc but cool looking assembly?

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire