Hugh,
The conversion is a piece of cake. All you need are the TR4, repeat TR4
)not TR4A) pieces that you mentioned including the rear aluminum cockpit
surrounds. Also the TR4 cap at the top of the windshield needs to be
installed(with pop rivets just like the factory). I converted my TR6 to
a TR4 top and rear seat squab which hides the top frame as well as a
rear TR4 seat so I could take 2 of and sometimes 3 of my small children
with me. I had also installed a large seat belt across the back seat for
the children. The conversion was pictured in an older "six-Pack" edition
with the kids in the back seat.
Lenny Seidman
vitesse@juno.com wrote:
>
> Just curious if anyone has done this. Originality is not a concern to
> me.
>
> I had the top off of my 250 for a few days while getting a new rear
> window sewn in ( 10 year old Robbins top in VGC except for a broken rear
> center window...$75 to repair )
>
> While driving around without the top frame behind me I felt a feeling of
> spaciousness. I recalled that my first Triumph was a '65 TR4A ( I had it
> in 1970 ) had the removable top. The frame folded down in the well and
> was covered by what could be called a rear seat.
>
> My question to the list...is the windshield top frame that the front lip
> of the 4A top goes under interchangeable with the one I would remove from
> the 250? How about the mounting holes for the frame in the dog legs (
> just aft of the doors ) would that also use the same mountings?
>
> Thanks for any consideration.
>
> Just thinking about the possibilities.
>
> Hugh R. McAleer
> Jonesboro, GA
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Lenny Seidman
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
email: lseidman@erols.com
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