I think the easiest solutionis to get a fan that fits in the space. Mine
does. I did once modify the bar in the opposite direction to allow room for
my crank fired ignition and cog drive fan belt that with underdrive putty.
Cut the tube and then eeled on another tube farther out from the original..
The fan then went to the front.
On 8/14/08, robert bownes <bownes@seiri.com> wrote:
>
> Now that sounds like a trick that might have proven useful in a 'stock'
> class :)
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Kas Kastner <kaskas@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > Just for the record I don't the Triumph engineers thought a thing about
> > side
> > impact. BUT, that tube is most useful in compression when the suspension
> > goes on to "CRASH" when it goes to dangle the tube is just a thing
> hanging
> > on to stop the suspension from falling onto the hot cement. Shortening
> that
> > tube will give you all the negative camber you ever heard of in your
> life.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "RACER BUD" <budscars@comcast.net>
> > To: "A Daniel Cronin" <adcronin@ameritech.net>; "jim hearn"
> > <jimhearn1@comcast.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 piece between radiator and motor
> >
> >
> > >I believe the tube is very important in keeping the car from 'caving in'
> > in
> > > a semi-minor side impact....at least I was told that in regards to
> TR3-4
> > > by
> > > a very experienced tr3 guy
> > >
> > > Racer Bud
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "A Daniel Cronin" <adcronin@ameritech.net>
> > > To: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:04 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 piece between radiator and motor
> > >
> > >
> > >> Saw a TR3A that had over 200,000 one owner miles last weekend at the
> > >> annual
> > >> VTR/NATC meet in Ypsilanti, MI that had just about that much removed
> > from
> > >> the
> > >> area where the motor would have interfered with the cross brace. He
> cut
> > >> it
> > >> out and welded in a vertical piece of 1/8 steel to re-close the tube.
> > >> There
> > >> is not much up/down movement to the tube as it's main purpose seems to
> > be
> > >> to
> > >> keep the spring/shock towers from "swaying" in and out!
> > >> Dan
> > >>
> > >> Planning &
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> > >> A. Daniel Cronin
> > >> 248 761-2673
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message
> > >> ----
> > >> From: jim hearn <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
> > >> To: fot@autox.team.net
> > >> Sent:
> > >> Thursday, August 14, 2008 4:06:01 PM
> > >> Subject: [Fot] TR6 piece between radiator
> > >> and motor
> > >>
> > >> Has anyone successfully cut down the size of cross piece in front
> > >> of the
> > >> motor between the motor and radiator? I need to get another half inch
> > >> of
> > >> clearance for an electric fan. Thanks,
> > >>
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