Good job I just measured....they are 3/8"!

But... found when putting the hub on the passenger side that the thread on the shaft is mullered. Fortunately got those pairs of spitfire shafts coming so will replace it.....BUT ...spring compressor ....what do you folks use? Not gonna fook about with the 4*3 again. Thinking of getting some 300mm lengths of 7/16" studding to replace 2 of the main spring/diff studs so can slowly wind the spring up and down into place. Must be a nightmare of a job to do with the body on....e.g. when fitting spacers.

Rear suspension back together. If course, I gave no thought to a spring compressor before starting to put the shafts back in. Fortunately a length of 4"*3" and some ratchet straps worked a treat. To try and get it level I used some bits of dexion to make some dummy shoxs. Mind you, there was a slight problem when refuting the wheels. I have replaced the standard wheels studs with M12*1.5 Freelander ones.....but ordered M12*1.25 nuts ...DOH!!! Currently on by half a thread, but will do til the proper ones arrive. It took 5* 25kg bags cement plus one wife to get it level!

Thank you Hamish and Nick. Now that we were the owners of a TR3A, we had to complete all the official procedures to be allowed to drive the TR on German roads. The German TÜV (MOT) was the biggest obstacle, but this was solved after a few repairs to the wiring harness, tuning the engine and converting the headlights to German standards.   Our TR adventure could begin. On our trips in the summer of 1985 (thank God, we never went very far from home) we broke down on the side of the road more often than we drove. Often there were problems with the fuel supply and dirt in the tank that kept clogging the line, but also ignition problems.     Then it became clear that the car had to be completely dismantled and restored.

Hi Rainer, Good colour.  Familiar story too. Recently drove all over the country looking at old Triumphs and eventually bought one just 20km from home! We did look at one US import (TR6) which was terrible. Hope you did c better. Look forward to the story 

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It's nuts isn't it, check out the UAE how quick they turn them around. For some bizarre reason we decided to build an untried untested design for our new reactors the EPR. Hinley C is the same as flamanville in France, which only just started producing electricity after 12 years construction.

Only partially correct, the old magnox etc sites from the 40s and 50s yeah, they didn't think to plan for ever decommissioning them. However the current fleet the AGRs which are run by EDF are decommissioned by EDF at their cost, they basically set aside a fund for it a long time ago. The next generation have a similarly funded plan.   Tsunami is interesting, probably the best thing about the Nuclear sector is cross company international cooperation like I have never been seen before in any industry. Lessons learned are openly shared with no blame or shame, international groups of experts share recommendations and visit sites regularly to ensure they are implemented. After Fukushima, the UK fleet spent many many millions in infrastructure and design changes to ensure it could never happen again here. Including fleets of amphibious vehicles which will probably never move in their lifetimes. The greatest issue by far with the nuclear sites is decommissioning the contaminated land and spent fuel, for that there is no solution apart from the burry it for a long time.

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Experience, something you get just after you need it. Which we now have. The issue of decommissioning the old stuff doesn't go away but it does mean that decommissioning the new stuff when the time comes will be a lot more straightforward. As for the huge cost and time taken to build nuclear plants. That is a mixture of bad statistics, poor politics and worse planning. S Korea for example can build a nuclear power plant in about 5-6 years. And with an operating cost per GW of around a third to a half of us. My view is that being shite at something isn't an excuse not to do it. It is a reason to learn how to do it properly. But generally not a widely held view in tje UK these days.