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I currently own a signal red 1961 Triumph TR3A. I purchased her in 1986 when I decided that life was too short not to drive a real sports car. Unfortunately, the new white paint hid severe rust problems. The drive train, steering and suspension were very badly worn. So in early 1989 I took my TR3 off the road and completely rebuilt the car, bringing her back to her factory original colour. That's a job I hope never to repeat again!

During the years that I have maintained and traveled in her I have learned and experienced a number of things I would like to share. There is lots of good stuff here, but you will find that my primary focus is on the Triumph TR3A.

In addition to my TR3, I own a 1960 Land Rover Dormobile and have a Land Rover web site which is focused on old Land Rovers along with trips I have taken.

And of course I have a personal web site that tells a little bit about me and my dog.

About my TR3A Articles (How-to for repairs & modifications) Data mine (Data useful for Triumph owners) Links to Triumph sites

After the Funcourse we got enough TR3's together to go across the entrance way for a group picture. There were a lot more TR3's at Triumphest 2012

Weber DCOE carburetors

What I have been able to find out about selecting and setting up DCOE carburetors on the TR2 through 4A engine.

Installing a TR4 OD gearbox into a TR2-3A

An easy installation for full syncro

Hood sticks (soft top bows)

strap lengths for proper location and finishes

Tools

Tools that came in TR2 - 3B tool rolls

Bulkhead hole identification

For post TS60000 left hand drive TR3As

Demystifying Distributors

How I set my points and timing

Positive to negative earth conversion

How I converted my TR3 from positive to negative earth

Lucas wire colour code

List of the wire colour code used in the TR3. Includes code for common add-on accessories

American equivalents to British spec fuses

Never replace a British spec fuse with an American spec fuse with the same rating

Common rust locations

Where rust hides in a TR3

Bodywork lessons that I have learned

keeping the restoration project going

How skirted thermostats work

Why they are important, alternatives to the hard to find TR skirtless thermostat

Converting to Halogen headlamps

What you need to do for a successful conversion

TR3 optional radio information

Smiths Radiomobile owners manuals, installation manuals, mounting bracket dimensioned diagram, aerial mounting location drawing and pictures.

Repairing Jaeger & Smiths Speedometers (PDF file)

A 1 Meg Acrobat PDF file written by Anthony Rhodes (1999)

Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)

Some answers too. The TR2 through TR4A cylinder head ID information is in this section.

Net nuggets

Extracted and saved from Internet mail list postings. Q&As, history snippets, hard to find or undocumented technical information and things I just find interesting.

Triumph Service Bulletins (bulletins are in pdf format)

Covers 1954 through 1965. Service bulletins are how the factory communicated with factory authorized service providers. This includes production changes and a lot of technical how-to information that never made it into workshop manuals.

Spanner gap chart

how to tell which wrench to use on that mystery bolt

Triumph detail pictures

Detail pictures of uncommon TR2 - 3B assemblies such as the windscreen washer knob and optional TR3 radio

TR2 through TR3B concourse judging guide (640KB pdf file)

Triumph Register of America created this judging guide for concourse judges. It is THE reference for people restoring their Triumph TR2 through TR3B. Created and copyrighted by TRA, in 2004 they voted to make the guide freely available to all. If you own a side curtain Triumph an can join only one club I recommend the Triumph Register of America.