Terry:
I installed my carbs on the engine that is on the chassis without its body
so I could run the also rebuilt engine. When I get the body back (soon), I
will need to remove the carbs before I set the body on. This will be done
as one unit and then reinstalled as such.
Scott Suhring
Mechanicsburg, PA
'70 TR6
'59 TR3
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From owner-triumphs at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Terry Smith
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:40 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Installation Order
Hello, everyone.
Although I rebuilt the engine on my '59 TR3A early this spring and installed
it on the frame (and suspension, brakes, driveline, etc.) I'd rebuilt last
summer (and hooked to my rebuilt OD transmission), I've been busy building a
new wood shed (and a new room in the cellar for my daughter). ...So,
sporadically I get to turn my weary attention back to the 3A.
I haven't started my new engine yet, but that's because I know I can't spend
time with it until the firewood is in for our 6 month New Hampshire winters.
I'm confident the engine will run fine, and am not particularly nervous
about
starting it, but the issue has to do with installing the carbs that I had
rebuilt by Apple Hydraulics last year. If I bolt on the carbs now, can I
settle the body over the top of them when the body work is finished over the
winter? ...Or would I have to unbolt the carbs to accommodate it. I don't
mind waiting until next spring to try to start it if it means one less step
to
the process. ...But then, if I run into an issue, I'll have the body around
it instead of the easy access I have now.
Comments, anyone?
Terry Smith
'59 TR3A (TS 58667) Body off, rest mostly back on.
New Hampshire
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