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Also in the market for an overdrive box to fit in a 13/60.  Were many 13/60s made with O/D boxes, and do they fit OK without tunnel mods. On the Vitesse it has a slightly shorter propshaft, and I made a removable section of tunnel so I could get at the propshaft bolts (and get the gearbox out), but I wondered if this was necessary on a 13/60 as not so challenged for space with the 4 pot engine.

I just read up on this issue in relation to aluminium fuel tanks. It seems that although ethanol itself is fairly harmless, it does absorb water, ie condensation, short term its not a problem but left long term the amount of water it absorbs causes it to separate out of the fuel and become corrosive. The car left for twenty years would likely not have had any ethanol in the fuel, whereas the one that was used only 2 years ago definitely would have had ethanol. The effects of ethanol on alloys such as those used in carburettors are well known. Currently most super unleaded has only 5% ethanol as against 10% for normal unleaded and the HVCC recommend sticking to super in old cars for that reason. I found this info in relation to the pluses and minuses of fitting an ally fuel tank, and it seems its been a big problem in the US with folk leaving their boats over winter in what is obviously a damp environment, ie; moored up in marinas.

Thanks for that link Roger, hadn`t come across them before, lots of choice in "our" sizes and some reasonable prices too.

Hello George, I`m up in Yorkshire.

Hi guys (and gals),  Part way through restoring a 1961 TR3a, and as always shopping for bits, as I was at the International at the weekend. I have the original TypeB calipers which are seized and need overhauling ( I also have a set of the earlier A type, buts that's a different story). I thought from both cost and weight parameters about converting to the later type calipers, conveniently  called "C type" as used on the later TR3b and TR4 & 4a and bought a pair of later caliper brackets from one of the specialists. However I am confused now as the brackets I bought, although being a different shape in so much as they will hold the caliper in a slightly different place on the circumference of the disc, seem to have the same hole centres and spacing out from the hub as the existing early type brackets. Is this correct or is there a third type of bracket I should have got instead. Also, does anyone know of a source of reasonably priced tyres, as all I can find seem to be in the £200 each range.