Cigar to Michael Marr!
If I lived in the upside down state of Vermont, I'd have tried that first!
Thanks, Michael.
Terry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@albiontechnical.com>
To: terryrs@comcast.net
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 6:20:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Budget Lock
My spare tyre compartment will hold a 48 spoker with an OEM bias ply tyre,
which I think is a 5.50, if I remember correctly. It's a while since I looked
at it, but I seem to remember it fits best with the knock off taper seat
oriented downwards.
Mike
Michael Marr
Albion Technical Services
Mobile: 630-202-0065
Sent from my iPad
> On Jul 29, 2015, at 4:04 PM, "terryrs@comcast.net" <terryrs@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> Budget lock???? All right. I confess, I put the rear tire well lid on with
> pretty new toilet seat escutcheons about 13 years ago and haven't opened it
> since. Now I can't remember the fastener used. Looks like a duzi. Used a
> long-handled flathead, and found it's a simple lever. Guess that's why it's
> a budget lock.
>
> Sourced a old style 48 spoke wheel, restored it, tubed it, and planted a nice
> narrow tire on it. Alas, the opening is too narrow to accommodate the
> spline/hub.
>
> Are old steel wheels the only option to carry a spare? Anyone every put the
> spare on the trunk with some ad hoc but cool looking assembly?
>
> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
> New Hampshire
>
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