I've brought this up at least 20 times on this list and this will be the
last, promise.
One of the most valuable tools one can obtain for a TR6 restoration is
The Roadster Factory Parts Catalogue. It lists most every nut and bolt
that binds a TR6 and the nut/bolt part #s can be cross referenced to
size in Volume 2, pages 489-492.
Why would one start an expensive and time consuming restoration without
it and every other manual and parts catalogue? I almost never do
business with Moss or Victoria British, but I get their parts catalogues
for reference if nothing else.
The Roadster Factory is the best source in the US for all things
Triumph, or for the TR6 anyway. Moss is the best source of parts for MGs
and VB supplies some useful parts along with a lot of junk. Its that
simple.
I mean, there is a company that has the best TR6 parts catalogue in the
world and the guy that owns it has spent most if his adult life
dedicated to supplying and manufacturing Triumph parts, primarily TR6
parts, and some people who are doing a total TR6 restoration don't even
bother to get the guy's catalogue which has the info they need. But they
readily buy from an MG supplier which furnishes a TR catalogue that
doesn't contain the info they need. Go figure.
Nothing personal to anyone, honest.
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
econrad wrote:
>
> Like Jeff, I'm also thinking the same thing. I'm in the middle (maybe the
> beginning) of a resto on my 76 TR6. As Jeff, I'm leery of purchasing all
> bolts from Moss, et al. In other words, I have mentioned to friends that I
> sure wish there was a list of all bolts, size, type, and thread count, ...
> available for my car. It seems to me that, given the technical info
> available from the list and from the VTR, that this list would exist for a
> TR6 (and also for Jeff's TR4A). Can anyone help with info?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric Conrad
> Denver, CO
> econrad@teal.csn.net
>
> 1976 TR6 CF52678U (body suspended above frame, undercoating
> still coming off slowly, but awaiting the complete dismantling of what Tom
> Di Iulio calls a donor car - I call it a P.O.S(h_t) - see below!
> 1971 TR6 CC??????U (does the commission number really matter?) It's
> all for the parts, man! (engine, tranny, diff, gauges, wheels, shocks, &
> other odds & ends removed so far.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of john donnelly
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 10:45 PM
> To: 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Nuts & Bolts - Replacing During a Rebuild
>
> Doing a rebuild is expensive enough (the recent thread on tr4$ is pretty
> evident) and in doing my tr4a I'm trying to be prudent where ever possible
> reusing the original fasteners, if it's safe. But there's a lot of times
> that I've found myself looking into my bolt box and not finding the right
> size. I'd like to stock up and get some new fasteners, but need your help.
>
> Does anyone have a list of the most commonly used fasteners on a tr4 or 4a?
> Going through the Moss or VB catalog, and trying to find the right bolt is
> painful, and expensive. And the crafty people at Moss or VB don't give the
> generic description, only their part number.
>
> If I had a standard listing, McMaster-Carr has just about every conceivable
> grade 8 nut,bolt and screw you can think of, and they're half the price of
> Moss. I don't want to just order a bunch of 3&1/2"x3/8 shoulder bolts if I
> really will need 3&3/4"x3/8.
>
> Or, does anyone have a conversion chart from Moss or VB numbers to a generic
> description?
>
> Thanks!
> John in San Diego
> '67 TR4A
> '71 P1800E
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