Let's see, you started with:
> It has been several years since I removed my body, but I can tell you
that
and ended with:
>It really is not as bad as it sound.
> Good Luck
> D. Brown
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6x3, TR250 x3, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
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> From: The Browns <thebrown@scci.net>
> To: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>; Ct54531
<Ct54531@aol.com>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: TR4A Restoration
> Date: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 9:03 PM
>
>
> It has been several years since I removed my body, but I can tell you
that
> there are two bolts at the radiator location ( one on each side), two
bolts
> on the diagonal supports just behind the front wheels ( one on each
side,
> these have nuts on the underside of the support), two just before the
"Y" in
> the frame ( one on each side), four located on the frame extensions
> assessable from inside the car on the floor ( two on each side), two
on the
> floor behind the seats into the inner frame rails ( one on each
side), and
> one in trunk (the hook in the center for the tire hold down. All the
> previous bolts are removed from the top. The last two bolts are
accessible
> from the underside of the car. They are located inside the rear
frame
> channels. Look in side channels from the end and you will see them.
>
> I lifted the body free by a sling that I attached to the seat bolt
eyes
> behind the seat and to the bonnet hinge. Don't forget to remove the
bonnet,
> seats, bumpers and bumper support brackets, and disconnect all wiring
to the
> engine, heater hoses, clutch hose, brake fluid pipe from top of
threeway
> connector, choke and accelerator control and fuel pipe from tank
union. In
> general go over engine compartment and make sure everything that must
be
> disconnected is done so. > -----Original Message-----
> From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
> To: Ct54531 <Ct54531@aol.com>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 1:35 PM
> Subject: Re: TR4A Restoration
>
>
> >
> >
> >The Haynes manual does NOT tell you how to remove the body. Only
the
> >fenders (wings)
> >
> >See if you can find a factory workshop manual, or wait until a
lister
> >tells you how to do it.
> >
> >All I know is that there's a lot of bolts ;-)
> >
> >-Malcolm
> >
>
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