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TR2/3/3A Late TR3A fuse box mounting

TR3driver

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Can someone describe for me how the late (post-60,000) fuse box (with the Lucar terminals) is mounted?

I'm looking at an amendment to the factory Spare Parts Catalog, which calls for one pan head #10 self-tapping screw 7/8" long (YA0507), and one pan head #6 self-tappin screw 5/8" long (YA0305), plus only one #10 clip nut (FC2805). I'm guessing that means the #6 screw goes directly into the firewall sheet metal, but I'd like a confirmation if possible.

I checked my earlier car, and it definitely has two clip nuts and two #10 screws (which don't seem to be mentioned in the SPC at all; I plan to add them).

PS the TR4 SPC shows one #6 self-tapping screw, only 1/2" long, plus a 10-32 hex machine nut, which makes no sense at all to me.
 

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Mine has one screw in the center with a clip on the back. Sorry for the bad pic - ( on my knees, backward camera on the iPad with a small LED light. )

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Here's mine, not much better. It's the middle one. Tom
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Your assumption is correct. Screw with clip, is in center of fuse block. (as per photo above) At bottom of fuse block is a upside down "U" shaped cut out where the other self tapping screw goes directly into the bulkhead. Just went out and looked at mine as I had forgotten about the smaller screw at the bottom. It seems neither picture shows the small self tapping screw, but mine, a '61 had the hole drilled and when the fuse block was removed for painting of bulkhead, it was bagged and tagged with both screws.???
 
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Interesting! Evidently some had the 2nd screw and some did not.

Thanks to all.
 

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My 3A (TS72099, March 1960) had the 2 holes but when I was putting everything back together I ASSUMED (you know what that means!) that a PO had drilled the extra hole & carved the u-shape in the box. I felt that one mount was enough so I just left it. That was 20+ years ago. I forgot until Randall posed the question so I removed the cover & viola!
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Thanks, Don, but your photo didn't come through for me. I get a gray box that says "Attached Images", but there is no link under it.
 
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