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  1. J

    TR2/3/3A 58 TR3A Coil weak? 9KΩ on the secondary with a 1968 HA12 45208A non-ballasted coil.

    A friend has a 58 TR3A. He had some warm no start issues (let us not talk ethanol and heat soak). I thought possible could be the coil getting too hot increasing resistance and lowering the high volts delivered to the plugs, and adjusted the voltage regulator shutoff down a tad 1/8 turn...
    • JoeTR3A
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    • coil tr3a tr3a 1958
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Triumph
  2. J

    TR2/3/3A 58 TR3A Coil weak? 9KΩ on the secondary with a 1968 HA12 45208A non-ballasted coil.

    A friend has a 58 TR3A. He had some warm no start issues (let us not talk ethanol and heat soak). I thought possible could be the coil getting too hot increasing resistance and lowering the high volts delivered to the plugs, and adjusted the voltage regulator shutoff down a tad 1/8 turn...
    • JoeTR3A
    • Thread
    • coil non-ballast tr3a tr3a 1958
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Triumph
  3. G

    For Sale NEW PHOTOS: Triumph TR3 Chassis Frame + Front Suspension, Fits TR2,TR3,TR3A,TR3B

    Triumph TR3 Chassis Frame with Front Suspension, Good Used Condition, 1957, Fits TR2, TR3, TR3A, and TR3B: This is a Triumph frame originally from a mid-year 1957 TR3. Approximate commission number TS18700. It's from a car that was built with front disk brakes, and it will fit all 1954-1962...
  4. Hamish Racing

    General TR TR3a and TR7V8 Shelsley Walsh Hill climb action

    Home to the oldest motorsport venue. https://www.britishcarforum.com/community/threads/shelsley-walsh-uk-hill-climb.126075/
  5. R

    Retired and just started my TR3A restoration !

    Hello, this looks like a great forum for TR’s glad to have found it. I inherited 3 TR3’s from my dad which I actually worked on as a teenager. Two were stored for about 50 years in a garage, the third was stored outside and is basically rust now. I retired about a year ago and just finished my...
  6. Hamish Racing

    TR2/3/3A Winter engine running in - icy

    Took a trip out this morning? more UK Derbyshire hills for running in. just 35 miles this morning as it was cold windy and slippery. I know some of you folks have real cold and snow. But it’s chilly here up high. this was just a private track so I could legally film the main roads were...
  7. Hamish Racing

    Loton park hillclimb video

    Finally what you have ALL been waiting for. My latest episode of Hamish Racing. dodging deer on track ( we’ll sort of) a behind the scenes look at loton and a return down the hill. together with a sobering reminder that motorsport can have its down side. you can probably see now why my...
  8. J

    TR2/3/3A TR3A gas tank repair

    I took out the gas tank of my TR3 that had been sitting in a garage for 40+ years. Top and sides of the tank solid, but on the bottom near the fuel line tube it's rusted through, leaving a hole the size of a quarter. Anything I can do? I can weld. Then, what do I do about the fuel line to the...
    • JAJohn
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    • gas tank restore tr3a
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Triumph
  9. A

    TR2/3/3A 1960 TR3A front brake dust covers

    Any chance i could get someone to post a picture of the front brake dust covers installed? I have one side on, but something just doesnt look right to me, and i have been trying to find a good picture on the internet, especially of the slotted tab on the bottom that im assuming goes under the...
  10. D

    New Member Donn Grimes, Heber City Utah

    Greetings from the land of the Greatest Snow on Earth! My name is Donn, I recently retired from the military and decided to get back to a fond pursuit of my youth- British Sports Cars- to give me something to do. My dad had a TR2, Bugeye Sprite and a number of repair and sell MGs when I was a...
  11. J

    My high school car, a 1959 TR3a

    I've owned my 1959 TR3a since I bought it off a vacant lot and towed it home in 1974. I was 18 and couldn't afford the car of my teenage dreams, a TR6. I cleaned the mud out of the carb float bowls, installed a new battery and fresh fuel, and it fired right up. Twenty years later, I began a full...
  12. D

    TR2/3/3A parts in classified

    I just placed two TR3A grilles in the classified section one being NOS. Also in separate Ads TR6 floor mats and a Battery Tender. I may consider offers
  13. tr3guy

    TR2/3/3A New TR3 Exhaust System

    I am ready to buy a new stainless exhaust system for my TR3a restoration project. moss and RF both have stainless steel systems. The moss system is polished stainless steel, and it's roughly $50 more than the RF system. The highly polished finish is not important to me, and I am wondering if...
    • tr3guy
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    • exhaust system stainless tr3a
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Triumph
  14. T

    TR2/3/3A Experience with repro cylinderhead

    Hallo there, I am rebuilding my TR3As engine and found leckage in the cylinder head between the water side and the cylinder 2 exhaust channel- some crack inside the head. So probably hard or impossible to repair - No big thing, just leaking little water onto the exhaust valve an limiting the...
    • TS27952L
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    • cylinderhead engine tr3a tr4
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Triumph
  15. C

    New old guy from the Jersey Shore.......

    Hi, everyone..... I am not new to the British car hobby, having had three MG's (brand new MGB in 1964, restored a '55 TF 1250 and a '48 TC), restored a '63 TR3B in the 90's, and have recently acquired a beautifully restored 1961 TR3A in Pale Yellow.....it has TR4 R & P steering, new black...
  16. W

    Mgb owner says hi

    I have a 1972 MGB Roadster called BEAN who lives with me and my wife and son in South London. I am obsessed and want to add an MGA and a TR3a to the fleet before too long. I am actively seeking these two cars so anyone with one for sale please let me know asap. Budget about 20,000 EURO each...ish.
  17. A

    TR2/3/3A Clutch Question

    Hello! A bit of background, I purchased a 1960 Triumph TR3 as a project for myself to work on. The car is not currently drivable and I am going through everything to get it there. I removed the clutch slave cylinder to rebuild it, when I found that the clutch shaft could be easily moved by...
  18. G

    TR2/3/3A TR3A Electrical Quirks, Flasher, Wipers and Fuel Guage

    Armed with a forum suggested wiring diagram I succeeded in rewiring my 59 TR3A, or I thought so.... I have traced all wires, checked continuity and grounds, installed a new flasher and tested all lights independently. I was tipped off that the wiring between flasher and wiper motor must be...
    • GlennC
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    • electrical flasher fuel guage tr3a
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Triumph
  19. G

    TR2/3/3A Wiring diagrams anyone??

    Do any readers have access to a correct wiring diagram for a late 59 Triumph TR3A (Comm no. is 65421) I have seen several conflicting diagrams and having recently replaced my harness I am regularly blowing the A1 fuse. I suspect it is related to the potential need to ground the fuel gage or...
    • GlennC
    • Thread
    • electrical fuel gage ground tr3a wiring diagram
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Triumph
  20. T

    TR2/3/3A Girling Brake/Clutch Master Cylinder [slant port] Variations?

    My preference is to reuse the old master cylinders for my '59 TR3A and send them to Apple Hydraulics for sleeving. In taking a closer look, they are not identical castings. One is stamped "Girling 75" and the other simply "Girling" in smaller letters. Both have (as best as I can make out) the...
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