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Re: Triumph and Tragedy

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Subject: Re: Triumph and Tragedy
From: Jerry Oliver <slantws@home.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:47:10 -0700
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References: <Pine.OSF.4.10.9906161103150.2373-100000@ccins.camosun.bc.ca>
I cetainly agree that a SAH (Triumph Tune) prepared car should go back
to its race trim. Is this car LHD? And about the UHaul stuff, I ve
already got my first hate EMail. Jerry.

Malcolm Walker wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Ross Vincenti wrote:
> 
> >      [SNIP]I'm quite sure that all of you know what happened now.  I made
> >      it from Birmingham, AL to about 50 miles from my home in
> >      Arkansas(distance traveled 356 miles) before that wheel came off. As
> >      it came off, it tore the fiberglass rear fender off.[SNIP]
> >      +++++++++++++
> >      Fiberglass?  Okay, am I missing something here?  Did Triumph ever
> >      build TR4s out of fiberglass?
> 
> Yes and  no- the TRX (race car- maybe it was the TRS?) had a glassfibre
> body and looked a bit like the TR4/TR3/Italia/Spitfire (depending on what
> part you looked at).  There were only 3 of those, so don't expect to see
> one tooling down the interstate.  And it was built by the same guys that
> made the TR4s ;-)
> 
> You can also get aftermarket glassfiber wings (er, fiberglass fenders) for
> racing purposes (they are lighter, and cheaper, than steel)
> 
> Raymond: I suspect that replacing or repairing the fender will be much
> easier than replacing/repairing the wheel.  Hope you still have to broken
> bits!  Fiberglass doesn't age like steel, new resin should stick just
> fine- however I've seen ads for f/g fenders in the UK triumph magazines,
> so replacement is also an option.
> 
> You can also switch back to steel fenders.  Up to you.  I'd leave the
> fiberglass ones on, it gives the car a more interesting history.  ("Yes,
> this car was a full decked-out race car, but I threw out all the race bits
> and returned it to pristine stock condition"- come on, you should at least
> leave the telltale signs in there- I have a heel-toe gas pedal in my TR4)
> 
> -Malcolm
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> http://www.islandnet.com/~walker05/triumph/trfaq.htm

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