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21. [TR] "Total Triumph" issue of Practical Classics, February 2011 (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:44:13 -0600; The February 2011 issue of the UK publication Practical Classics has an 11-Triumph road trip, and a lot of info from TS2 through TR8. A good read, if you haven't seen it yet. Don 1962 TR3B TSF202L; /html/triumphs/2011-02/msg00396.html (7,668 bytes)
22. [TR] Recommendations for dark BRG paint codes? (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:44:24 -0400; As my TR3B (TSF202L) gets closer to being on the road than it has for almost thirty years, it's time to think about paint. I'd like best recommendations from the list for paint codes for the early Ja; /html/triumphs/2011-04/msg00408.html (8,992 bytes)
23. [TR] 1958 Works Monte Carlo Rally TR3A Valve Cover Info? (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:25:13 -0500; JD Classics in the UK is advertising for sale an apple green works TR3A (restored) reportedly prepared for the 1958 Rallye Monte Carlo. Here's a link: http://www.jdclassics.co.uk/car/407 I don't thin; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg01083.html (8,924 bytes)
24. [TR] 1958 Works Monte Carlo Rally TR3A Valve Cover Info? (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:57:04 +0200; John, your info is most appreciated, and is a big help to understanding what's "real" on these early race/rally cars. Many thanks to you and Paul Richardson. There have been so many chances for chang; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg01115.html (10,796 bytes)
25. [TR] Spray on Chrome paint demo by Jay Leno (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:49:56 -0500; That is *very* cool. Thanks for the link. Don Saint Louis MO TR3B TSF202L; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00624.html (7,158 bytes)
26. [TR] Spray on chrome and McLaren Formula 1 cars? (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:14:49 -0500; using this system to create the unique chrome finish on the bodywork? Lewis Hamilton in his McLaren MP4-26 from Monaco this year: http://4xdog.smugmug.com/photos/i-D72LmG7/0/XL/i-D72LmG7-XL.jpg car; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00628.html (8,046 bytes)
27. [TR] TR3A Top Bows (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 12:54:03 -0400; My TR3B (TSF Series) was originally signal red with black leather interior and white weather equipment. The top bows were white as well. Don; /html/triumphs/2011-08/msg00278.html (8,037 bytes)
28. [TR] wrinkle paint (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:00:09 -0500; My experience with wrinkle-finish paint is exactly the same -- good finish but poor adhesion. Not quite fingernail loose, but not strong either. I had the instrument panel of my TR-3B dash powder coa; /html/triumphs/2011-09/msg00133.html (7,668 bytes)
29. [TR] water wetter (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:51:40 -0600; Physical chemistry was never my strongest suit, but ISTR that metals such as iron, steel, aluminum have extraordinarily high surface energies -- much, much higher than the surface tension of water. S; /html/triumphs/2011-11/msg00730.html (9,644 bytes)
30. [TR] Tintin in TR2? (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:42:45 -0600; Saw a promo the other day for the new Steven Speilberg/Peter Jackson movie, The Adventures of Tintin. Anybody else see the nicely digitized TR2 Tintin was driving in one scene? Don; /html/triumphs/2011-11/msg00745.html (7,092 bytes)
31. [TR] VIN vs Commission number vs Engine number (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:52:39 -0600; My TR3B has commission number TSF/202-L and engine number TSF/52-E. As found in the vehicle and on its BMIHT record. Not at all unusual to be way off. Triumph were more interested in making cars than; /html/triumphs/2012-01/msg00585.html (8,505 bytes)
32. [TR] What do you think is painted on the side of TSF52E block? (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 18:39:52 -0600; Like most all sidescreen TRs, my TR3B TSF202L had hand-painted orange letterng on the starter side of the block reminding everyone the engine was built for a TR3. The car was built on April 12, 1962,; /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00024.html (8,324 bytes)
33. [TR] soldering (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:01:32 -0600; There's a school of thought that crimped connectors are better than soldered connections with respect to vibration and mechanical intergrity. Discussions over the last year or two on another forum de; /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00106.html (9,268 bytes)
34. [TR] Thoughts on "Silverstar High Performance Lighting" bulbs? (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:00:33 -0400; All marketing hype, IMO. The basic principle is that filters work by subtracting light. A dichroic filter to make the light bluer (and hence whiter by their definition) does it by subtracting yellow-; /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00457.html (8,418 bytes)
35. [TR] License Plate Brackets for TR3s? (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 01:16:18 -0400; My TR3B (TSF202L) had an odd bracket mounted to the spare tire cover when I got it in 1981. A piece of stamped steel shaped sort of like a channel with a flattened section in the middle. The two bolt; /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00521.html (7,741 bytes)
36. [TR] Different TR3/3A/3B hubcap globe styles? (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:00:06 -0400; The majority of the enameled globes on the original hubcaps for my TR3B had the Triumph script in a diagonal line across the emblem, not the arched script most commonly seen in enameled and painted g; /html/triumphs/2012-04/msg00239.html (8,921 bytes)
37. [TR] TR3S (XHP 939) tribute car at auction (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 00:37:55 +0200; Paul Hogan of the UK is selling his TR3S tribute car. https://online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/86/lot/40994/?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F86%2F; /html/triumphs/2018-05/msg00105.html (6,967 bytes)
38. [TR] Looking for suggestions on tools to use to top off Triumph transmissions (score: 120): Author: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock); Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:45:46 -0500; The Le Mans TR3S and TRS cars did this into the 1960s, long after it had stopped in production. We almost did the dipstick top cover mod when we upgraded my TR3B to OD. Can?t remember now why we didn; /html/triumphs/2018-08/msg00275.html (10,906 bytes)
39. Re: [TR] Paint code (score: 9): Author: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:34:33 -0600; --==3592020637720086029== --00000000000077508e05818cc42b Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My April 1962 TR3B=E2=80=99s engine=E2=80=99s marshaling marks were brushed= for sure. h es. e e =; /html/triumphs/2019-02/msg00050.html (56,689 bytes)
40. Re: [TR] Paint code (score: 9): Author: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 16:31:32 -0600; --==5017417556494972254== --0000000000001b38f2058191c1d4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John, you=E2=80=99ve previously discussed that commission number plates wer= e stamped by wounded; /html/triumphs/2019-02/msg00053.html (64,576 bytes)

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