Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:01:42 -0400
From: "Sherman D. Taffel" <staffel@home.com>
Organization: @Home Network
To: Bill & Skip Pugh <anabil@caltel.com>, triumphtox.team.net@home.com
Subject: Re: TR3B /Palo Alto
References: <3A35AC0F.BEE9539B@home.com>
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Hi Bill (Wily and Casper too)
Must have been quite a gathering. Definitely my kind of fun. As I was
trying to say, there is no such thing as a 'wrong' engine in a 'running
Triumph' - as long as its a Triumph engine.
I understand it may not be original, and that's what some were correctly
pointing out; but the engine in my car is not 'the original'-
its actually a rebuilt TR3 block-as my original engine threw a
connecting rod in the late 70's and put a hole thru the block. I found a
2138cc (called 2.2)TR engine (actually from a wrecked TR3B), and a few
years later it needed a rebuild. At that time I had the whole engine
with new 86mm pistons and liners done. True the TR3B engine and the TR4
engine were the same, but the 'concours folks could note the block
number doesn't match the factory records-if they exist a BMHC. As far as
I'm concerned-its a STANDARD TRIUMPH!!!
As for the E-bay car I thought the 'upgrades' were still 'period
acceptable'- not like putting a Ford or Chevy engine in it.
Thanks for the note!
Sherman
Bill & Skip Pugh wrote:
>
> At 7:46 AM -0500 12/12/00, Don Sforza wrote:
> >Actually, the TR3 had the garden hose valve but NO emissions stuff.
> >The breather
> >went right from the crankcase to the open air down the side of the
> >engine. This
> >one has the same emissions stuff as a 1967 TR4A!!!
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Sherman D. Taffel" <staffel@home.com>
> >To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 11:39 PM
> >Subject: TR3B with 'wrong' (TR4) engine
>
> Actually I had quite an education on the TR3B at the Palo Alto meet
> (over 100 Triumphs + a few other LBCs <g>) the owner of one
> particularly nice one explained to me that the TR3B was essentially
> an TR4 with the TR3 body, it had a 2.2 Liter engine(to satisfy the US
> need for speed/power), TR4 tranny, and most of the TR4 undercarriage,
> so the emissions looking engine might, just might be original...
> Never underestimate Triumph for kludging together cars from left over parts
><G>
> --
> Bill Pugh
> aka Wily
> 1957 TR-3
> aka Casper
> TS16765L
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