Listers:
The frame is done on the 4A and it's about time to reassemble. From here on
out, I will be undoubtedly be asking a thousand questions - some profound/some
probably moronic or at least simplistic. But I can feel the excitement
growing.
I have a couple of minor questions but the thread on the 4 & 6 blade fans
raised a question. I have a yellow plastic 8 bladed fan on the 4A. What the
heck is it? This seems minor but so far, everything on this car appears to be
original and every number on the Certificate matches. I don't plan to concours
but I would like to keep the car as original as possible. Do the "extra" 2
blades warrant their remaining?
Paint: I apologize knowing that this comes up frequently and I should have
written down the answer before but the car was/is New White (Code 19). What is
the current paint code(s) available. I will be entirely repainting the car so
it isn't a matter of matching what's on - just as close as possible to the
original.
I dissassembled the wheel/hub some time ago and now see that one of the stub
axles has some oxidization on it. Is this a problem - it's not thick but....
What will remove it (Blaster?)
It's a little early for this one but I've been wondering. In Piggot's book, on
page 71, he discusses tailights. Having a 1964 TR-4 as a parts car, I am in
the fortunate position of having two sets - one of each type (circular vs
vertical). In the caption to the picture at the top left of page 71, Piggot
says the late TR-4 - and I assume subsequent 4A's - had the circular patter
and earlier cars had the vertical. However, in the last paragraph on page 71,
he says that "the rear tail light lens on the late TR4's, TR4a"s and TR5's has
a vertical emobossed pattern, whereas the earlier TR4's had a lens with a
circular 'swirl' pattern." Am I reading this correctly? Is this a
contradiction and, if so, which is correct? (By the way, I am not one of
those who live to find typo's but as long as I have both sets of lenses, I'd
like to do it right.)
Just the first of many as I put things back together.
TIA
JMac
CT54531
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