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There are Whitworth fasteners used on the TR3 windshield.=C2=A0 I bought a =
set of Whitworth taps and dies when I restored my windscreen for that reaso=
n.=C2=A0 But, no, that is not the engine.
Dave=20
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On Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 05:34:25 PM CDT, Don Hiscock <don.hisco=
ck@gmail.com> wrote: =20
I'm not aware of any Whitworth threads installed by S-T (at least on a sid=
escreen car).=C2=A0 There may be some Whitworth and BA threads on bought-in=
components, like SU carbs, Smiths, and possibly some Lucas.=C2=A0 But I'll=
be shocked sh*tless to learn legit Withworth threads=C2=A0were used in a S=
-T engine.
Jonmac, I'd never heard that metric and inch fasteners=C2=A0were used on th=
e line at the same time depending on the end market for the vehicle.=C2=A0 =
That's a fascinating bit of trivia, and one of the reasons we love having y=
ou here!=C2=A0 What time period are you talking about for that?=C2=A0 Maybe=
1970s?
On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 4:27=E2=80=AFPM John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.=
com> wrote:
I have my doubts about the offending item having Whitworth ancestry. While =
I=E2=80=99ve long been a Whitworth advocate and enthusiast (for purely patr=
iotic reasons) I think it might be worth going down a metric route. There w=
as a time when the factory briefly reverted to metric hardware that was mar=
ket specific for European build. Needless to say, certain bits of hardware =
went where they shouldn=E2=80=99t (or inadvertently wound up there). Might =
this be a possible avenue to explore? Evaluate metric fine and coarse pitch=
threads.
Jonmac
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=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">There are Whitworth fasteners used on the TR=
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n Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:
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ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:small;" class=3D"ydpd5c7d075yiv2127974545gmail=
_default">I'm not aware of any Whitworth threads installed by S-T (at least=
on a sidescreen car). There may be some Whitworth and BA threads on =
bought-in components, like SU carbs, Smiths, and possibly some Lucas. =
But I'll be shocked sh*tless to learn legit Withworth threads were us=
ed in a S-T engine.</div><div style=3D"font-size:small;" class=3D"ydpd5c7d0=
75yiv2127974545gmail_default"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div style=3D"font-s=
ize:small;" class=3D"ydpd5c7d075yiv2127974545gmail_default">Jonmac, I'd nev=
er heard that metric and inch fasteners were used on the line at the s=
ame time depending on the end market for the vehicle. That's a fascin=
ating bit of trivia, and one of the reasons we love having you here! =
What time period are you talking about for that? Maybe 1970s?</div></=
div><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"ydpd5c7d075yiv2127974545gmail_quote yd=
pd5c7d075yiv2127974545gmail_quote_container"><div id=3D"ydpd5c7d075yiv21279=
74545yqtfd04561" class=3D"ydpd5c7d075yiv2127974545yqt7697105471"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"ydpd5c7d075yiv2127974545gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 =
at 4:27=E2=80=AFPM John Macartney <<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:john=
bmacartney@gmx.com" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">johnbmacartney@gmx.c=
om</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div></div><blockquote style=3D"margin=
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27974545yqtfd21694" class=3D"ydpd5c7d075yiv2127974545yqt7697105471">I have =
my doubts about the offending item having Whitworth ancestry. While I=E2=80=
=99ve long been a Whitworth advocate and enthusiast (for purely patriotic r=
easons) I think it might be worth going down a metric route. There was a ti=
me when the factory briefly reverted to metric hardware that was market spe=
cific for European build. Needless to say, certain bits of hardware went wh=
ere they shouldn=E2=80=99t (or inadvertently wound up there). Might this be=
a possible avenue to explore? Evaluate metric fine and coarse pitch thread=
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