+1 on that
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Marr
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 5:20 PM
To: terryrs@comcast.net
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
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
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> 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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