Subject: [TR] TR Head Studs - Humor

From: "Bill Brewer" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:40:23 -0800

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     So I have a 1953 Morgan and a 1960 TR3A. The Morgan has the =
original
Standard Vanguard engine, which is the precursor to the TR2 engine. It =
uses
the same short block internals as a TR3, but has a different head, =
manifolds
and uses 7/16ths head studs while the TR3 uses =BD=94 head studs. When
rebuilding the Morgan engine, the head studs were stretched, corroded =
and
bent, so I had to source new ones.=20

     I called ARP to ask them. The conversation went something like =
this:

                Me: I need head studs for a very uncommon engine.

                ARP: Man, I=92ve heard them all. What da ya got?

                Me: A 1953 Morgan with the original Standard Vanguard
engine.

                ARP: (Crickets)

=20

                Me: Are you still there?

                ARP: Yah. I have never heard of any of those things. Let =
me
put you through to custom fabrication.

=20

                Me: Wait, wait, wait. I need 7/16ths studs, 10 and a =
half
inches long, coarse on one end and fine on the other.

                ARP: Why didn=92t you say so? That=92s a head stud for a =
302
Ford.

    =20

     They worked great. About $77 delivered from ARP.

=20

     Bill Brewer

     Morro Bay, CA

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class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0 So I have a 1953 Morgan and a 1960 TR3A. =
The Morgan has the original Standard Vanguard engine, which is the =
precursor to the TR2 engine. It uses the same short block internals as a =
TR3, but has a different head, manifolds and uses 7/16ths head studs =
while the TR3 uses =BD&#8221; head studs. When rebuilding the Morgan =
engine, the head studs were stretched, corroded and bent, so I had to =
source new ones. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0I =
called ARP to ask them. The conversation went something like =
this:<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Me: I =
need head studs for a very uncommon engine.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ARP: =
Man, I&#8217;ve heard them all. What da ya got?<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Me: A =
1953 Morgan with the original Standard Vanguard engine.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ARP: =
(Crickets)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Me: Are =
you still there?<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ARP: =
Yah. I have never heard of any of those things. Let me put you through =
to custom fabrication.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Me: =
Wait, wait, wait. I need 7/16ths studs, 10 and a half inches long, =
coarse on one end and fine on the other.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ARP: Why =
didn&#8217;t you say so? That&#8217;s a head stud for a 302 =
Ford.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0 <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0They worked great. About $77 delivered =
from ARP.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0 Bill Brewer<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=A0=A0=A0=A0 Morro Bay, =
CA<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>
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