Re. TA specifications

[Ian Linton]

Craig, Ref. your request for TA specifications.......... Engine tie strap - see attached photo (and apologies to Group who will not see attachments). This item has been made up by a fellow TA restorer to a drawing I obtained from Brian Rainbow (thanks again, Brian), one of our TA gurus in the UK. He contributes to this group and may well contact you on these items. The webbing in the photo is Landrover axle retaining strap which Brian recommends and I bought off Ebay. I still have some left over if you are stuck. Like you, all that was left on my car was a fragment of webbing and two small plates on the chassis. Everything else had gone, so I need to make up similar brackets. If anyone contacts you with a supplier, please let me know, but I believe it has to be a DIY item. Rev Counter - I am also attaching two photos, front & back. They are not very good but should serve your purpose. If you want clearer shots (it's dark & raining here!) just ask and I'll try and improve. All my instruments were restored by Vintage Restorations in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. You may just be able to read the label. Expensive, but perfect. Brake MC - I answered another query on brakes recently. The Lockheed number on the MC box that I bought in the 60's as a future replacement - now on - is 8768, which fits Clausanger. But I have no way of knowing now if this is absolutely correct for late TA. Walter has been kind enough to add my article in this month's TTT on refurbishing the MC to the TABC website Technology section. Front wings, they all seem to be different. I'm having a pair made up now, and supplied a tracing of the original tip/cut-out as a guide. Hope the guy gets it right. Mirror - Other have said this was not supplied as standard. I have found no end of variations. Mine has a mirror glass held in place with four tabs bent over from the metal frame. Radiator - I had a new high efficiency core put into mine. Photos attached before rebuild. That's all I can help with for now, as I don't have a TC as well to compare against........... Best of luck, Ian Linton, TA3120 East Sussex, UK [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Terry Sanders]

TA engine tie straps have been reproduced by Harry Pyle in Oz and Phil Laiacona in Bridgeport, CT, abingdontool@juno.com Ian Linton cars@castle-energy.co.uk> wrote: Craig, Ref. your request for TA specifications.......... Engine tie strap - see attached photo (and apologies to Group who will not see attachments). This item has been made up by a fellow TA restorer to a drawing I obtained from Brian Rainbow (thanks again, Brian), one of our TA gurus in the UK. He contributes to this group and may well contact you on these items. The webbing in the photo is Landrover axle retaining strap which Brian recommends and I bought off Ebay. I still have some left over if you are stuck. Like you, all that was left on my car was a fragment of webbing and two small plates on the chassis. Everything else had gone, so I need to make up similar brackets. If anyone contacts you with a supplier, please let me know, but I believe it has to be a DIY item. Rev Counter - I am also attaching two photos, front & back. They are not very good but should serve your purpose. If you want clearer shots (it's dark & raining here!) just ask and I'll try and improve. All my instruments were restored by Vintage Restorations in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. You may just be able to read the label. Expensive, but perfect. Brake MC - I answered another query on brakes recently. The Lockheed number on the MC box that I bought in the 60's as a future replacement - now on - is 8768, which fits Clausanger. But I have no way of knowing now if this is absolutely correct for late TA. Walter has been kind enough to add my article in this month's TTT on refurbishing the MC to the TABC website Technology section. Front wings, they all seem to be different. I'm having a pair made up now, and supplied a tracing of the original tip/cut-out as a guide. Hope the guy gets it right. Mirror - Other have said this was not supplied as standard. I have found no end of variations. Mine has a mirror glass held in place with four tabs bent over from the metal frame. Radiator - I had a new high efficiency core put into mine. Photos attached before rebuild. That's all I can help with for now, as I don't have a TC as well to compare against........... Best of luck, Ian Linton, TA3120 East Sussex, UK [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]