There would be a oil hole in the rocker to lubricate the valve gear, the sheet metal screw is a back yard fix to slow down  the  oil flow to the valve area, probably due to worn shaft and bushings . I do not know if TB had a non oil hole rocker as opposed to a post war XPAG, I would also check the o...

Last season we fitted a set of Bobs drums as well as a set of his special rear axles & hubs and the car was transformed Same car also got a Bud silver steering conversion and it was even better

Joe Curto

Steve glad to hear you got the "Bug" after reading The Red Car (for those not familiar it was a kids book written in 1954 by Don Stanford and it revolved around a kid in Colorado disobeying his parents and piecing together 2 wrecked TC's and his association with an ex-patriot Frenchman ex Buggatti d...