[TR] TR3b restoration project underway

[Don Hiscock]

My experience over many, many years of looking at any TR3B I can find, has
yet to find one without full synchro as standard.  Perhaps they're there --
but I've not seen one, in either TSF or TCF series.  Take Piggott for what
it's worth.

My TSF-series car's BMIHT certificate notes it was built with "rationalised
gearbox".  Makes sense -- the TR4 had been in production almost six months
when TR3B production started.

TSF202L was built with engine TSF52E and, IIRC, gearbox TSF219.  The goal
in making that last run of sidescreens was to sell cars, not follow some
(or any) logic around production marshaling.

Don
1962 TR3B TSF202L (since 1981)


On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 8:21 PM, Kerry G Stanley <kstanley44 at verizon.net>
wrote:

> Randall,
>
> I have the Piggott book, but I’ve also seen some other “very official”
> type publication stating syncro trannies in TSF TR3b’s.  I just checked my
> tranny, which was pulled by the PO.  It has a number stamped on it TSF
> 251.  My commission number is TSF 198L.  Were tranny numbers running a
> little ahead like engine numbers did?  Also the top was pulled - and it has
> FOUR syncro rings!!!
>
> Someday I will get it all back together and get to experience the syncro
> tranny.
>
> TIA for your help,
>
> Kerry
> 62 TR3b in restoration
>
>
> On Mar 14, 2016, at 11:55 PM, Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >> My
> >> understanding is a TSF had the TR4 synchro tranny but still
> >> the TR3 1991cc engine.
> >
> > Seems to be some dispute over that; Bill Piggott claims (in Original
> Triumph TR) that the TSF cars were "virtually identical to
> > final TR3A in all respects", and only the TCF cars were fitted "as
> standard" with the 4 synchro gearbox.
> >
> > So it will be interesting to hear what you find.
> >
> > BTW, congrats on the new project.  Sorry I can't help with the body
> work, you're much more ambitious in that area than I ever was.
> >
> > Randall
> > 57 TR3 TS13571L daily driver
> > 71 Stag LE1473L waiting engine rebuild
> > 71 Stag mixture waiting gearbox rebuild
> >
> >
>
>
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