Define "quite a bit too large" The Grille I got from (I don't remember
which - have info at home) fit snugly into my 25264 mouth. I had to
file down the screw holes after I scratched the new paint the first test
fit. (BUMMER)
Later,
Carl F. Musson (musson@arts.usf.edu)
'58 TR3A TS25264L www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/
Tampa, Florida (USA)
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Garron [SMTP:bugeye@neca.com]
Sent: Monday, June 23, 1997 4:06 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: The Incredible Shrinking TR3A Nose
Howdy All...
It's been quite a while since I've sent submitted anything for
your
perusal, in accordance with my new policy of "if it's not worth
saying,
don't say it", but recently something occured to upset the
perfection
of my LBC life. I was recently test fitting the (slightly
rumpled)
grille to my latest TR3A, TS26392, and it seemed quite a bit too
large
for the opening. I went and checked the fit with a spare nose
(vintage
unknown) with the same results, but it slipped right into the
nose from
good ole TS39550. Anyone ever run into this? Are aftermarket
grilles
the wrong size? Are aftermarket noses the wrong size? I know
that the
contour of the upper lip changed a little in later TR3A's, but I
thought
that would have been around the time the lettering changed. All
three
of my noses have the perpendicular hole pattern for the
ribbed-face
lettering.
Along the same vein, are the TRF/Moss replacement grilles any
good?
Dave
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