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Re: TR3A fuel tank in early TR3?

To: Don Marshall <marshall@nefcom.net>
Subject: Re: TR3A fuel tank in early TR3?
From: George Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 07:13:15 -0500
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I know that the later (Post TS60000) cars had a different shape to that 
area of the car interior, and the fuel tank may have been different.

But if you can get it to sit flat, go ahead and use it.

Don Marshall wrote:

> The gas tank in my '57 TR3 has rusted out at the bottom, along with some of
> the tub underneath.  As a temporary expedient to get the car running in time
> for our club's weekend tour I pulled a spare TR3A tank out of the barn but
> when I went to install it I find that not only are the holes in different
> places but the tank bottom itself is shaped differently too.  I can correct
> the hole lineup easily enough with a hole saw (the tub is rusted through as
> well and will have to be repaired later so drilling more holes isn't going
> to hurt anything), but I'm curious to know if anyone has put the later tank
> in the early car and is there any reason I shouldn't do it.
> Thanks, Don
> 



-- 
George Richardson
Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559LT
Griffin - '71 Triumph Stag, LE8176LBW - Daily Driver
Pikachu - '75 Triumph TR6 - undergoing repair
Kitty - '83 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas - temporarily retired

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