Bishops Cam, etc.

[HarRyoichi]

Dear Thom and TC'ers,

The manual nonchalantly states "Steering Box: Lubricate at Nipple" but yes, with the

SAE 140 oil, every 2000 miles. The nipple is not for the grease. It's not as puzzling if

you've come to think of the French Metric bolts with Whitworth Heads used on the

XPAG/PEG engines.

In case you don't know what's in the box presently and how much,

and you want to open and clean the steering box, there seems to be a certain way, according to

Mr.F.E. Old III of the T Register ( pp85, The T Series Restoration Handbook)

As to the "correct" engine and firewall colours, some say that somewhere in the early 1948,

the engine colour was changed from gray to deep red, and two new body colours, blue and cream,

were added to the black, green and red. Now, if the more exact history of colour scheme change

is desired and may be useful, why can't we propose, as we are the members of the actual owners'

club, the cooperation of ALL tabc members who own TC's manufactured between, say,

January to September 1948 to report the (which are believed to be) original colours, etc.

My TC 6903 is believed to be built on or around 26 Oct 1948, the

engine colour is dark (purplish but not maroon) red and the firewall is black all around.

Both paint look genuine although the body is repainted (piping and all!) blue-green.

Regards,

Rick Hara

TC6903

[CFritz7001@aol.com]

Rick, When I bought my TC # 6756 (built around Oct 8, 1948), her firewall was painted a yellowish cream on both sides, even though the body had been re-painted black. The engine was (and still is) a dark red. The original green interior had been painted over by a previous owner with a leather / vinyl paint called "RamCote" to make it red. BTW, RamCote does work, even to change color, but it also very effectively prevents the leather from absorbing any leather-conditioning product. As a result, the leather dries out, loses its suppleness, and eventually tears easily. I had to replace the interior which otherwise still "looked" OK.. Regards, Carl Fritz Gainesville, Florida

[Chip Old]

On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, HarRyoichi wrote to mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com:

> In case you don't know what's in the box presently and how much, and > you want to open and clean the steering box, there seems to be a > certain way, according to Mr.F.E. Old III of the T Register ( pp85, > The T Series Restoration Handbook)

Hmmmm. I wrote most of that stuff close to 25 years ago. What did I say? I don't have a copy of the handbook handy at the moment, and memory fades... -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, MD, USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E fold@bcpl.net