Piggott's new TR2/3/3A book has a picture of the RHD throttle bracket
(page 47) that looks to me like it uses the upper pair of bolts. It
pretty clearly only uses two.
George Hahn wrote:
>
> wallace wrote:
> >
> > My TR3a has four bolts on the (North American) passenger's side firewall,
>about a foot up from the floor in a nice square pattern. They seem to be doing
>nothing at all, and I'm curious what they're for.
> > Anyone got an idea?
>
> Wellsir, that is a curious mystery. On close examination perhaps not
> truly square... more a horizontal rectangle, about 2" x 3.5" with the
> bolts going into captive nuts that can be seen inside the right front
> wheel well. No corresponding bolts, holes or mounted device on the
> drivers side.
>
> Maybe it is for a bracket for the accelerator pedal/throttle linkage for
> RHD? Since the pedals are in the same order for either LHD or RHD
> (clutch on the left, accelerator on the right) it would be a long reach
> for the throttle linkage to where it goes thru the firewall on a RHD and
> a bracket may have been required?
>
> Geo Hahn
> 59 TR3A
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