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<font size="+1"><tt>My insurance is coming due for renewal and I'm
wondering if I should increase the agreed upon value. It s
currently set at $20,000. Thoughts?<br>
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1961 (built April 1960) TR3A. Body straight with single shallow
round dent (no creases)about 4 inches in diameter. Paint is
about 25 years old. Looks nice except for a couple cracks.
Leather interior is also about 25 years old, looks really nice
except tabs around edges of door pockets loose. Simpson seat
belts. Received a gold at recent Triumphest.<br>
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About what you would expect for a well taken care of 25 year old
restoration.<br>
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factory hard top<br>
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Soft top, bows, tonnu cover, bow cover, side curtains<br>
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adjustable steering column, Motoleta steering wheel, and rack
and pinion steering conversion<br>
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Genuine Lucas PL-700 headlamps and genuine Lucas driving lights<br>
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60 spoke chrome wheels<br>
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Factory windscreen washer but with period Tudor white knob pump<br>
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Looks factory stock as long as you don't lift the bonnet.<br>
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Suspension Factory spec competition front springs, nylatron
bushings, front anti sway bar, aluminum front hubs & axles
from Tony Drews, stainless steel brake lines.<br>
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Engine: <br>
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<p><b>Head:</b> Late TR4A head with 0.060" removed from the
bottom surface, shrouding removed from combustion chamber
around spark plugs. Valve pockets enlarged and polished.
Hardened valve seats installed inside out to create a venturi
shaped opening. Oversize intake valves. Ports polished and
matched. </p>
<p><b>Pistons & liners:</b> 87 mm. "Eyelashes" cut into top
edge of liners below where the shroud was removed around the
plug area.</p>
<p><b>Crank:</b> Cross drilled and nitrided. Harmonic dampener
added.</p>
<p><b>Cam & valve train:</b> 280 degree cam (peaks at 6000
RPM with wide power peak), 56 rockwell or harder tappets,
shortened push rods, lightened rocker arms with matched
weight, special springs and retainers. Springs between rocker
arms replaced by copper tube spacers. Special rocker shaft
pedestals that support the ends of the shafts.<br>
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<b>Intake:</b> Twin DCOE 45 carburetors on polished TWM intake
manifolds. Short air horns. ITC air filter.<br>
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<p><b>Ignition:</b> Mallory distributor and coil.</p>
<p><b>Engine exterior:</b> Wilco finned cast aluminum valve cover
with Moon breather, optional finned aluminum oil sump with
extended oil pick up, external oil cooler, narrow fan belt &
pulleys, electric fan, alternator, four tube headers going into
early TR2 exhaust system.<br>
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<p><b>Interior: </b>Balanced drive train, extensive use of of ARP
fasteners, oil passages cleaned up, oil pump reworked with new
gears.<br>
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<p><b>Gearbox:</b> TR4 full syncro with overdrive<br>
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<p><b>Limited slip rear diff</b> with oversize magnesium finned diff
cover.<br>
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<p>If the car was in a fire, flood or whatever what would it cost to
replace it? What should I insure it for?<br>
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<p>TeriAnn<br>
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