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Re: TR3 (I think) Seat Springs

To: "Brian Sanborn" <sanborn@net1plus.com>, "Mark Meany" <mark@basecamp.mv.com>, "TriumphTeam" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: TR3 (I think) Seat Springs
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 21:11:15 -0600
Thanks.  I think these are like mine.  Mine are red, of course.

Phil Ethier    Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC   pethier@isd.net     http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Sanborn <sanborn@net1plus.com>
To: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>; Mark Meany <mark@basecamp.mv.com>;
TriumphTeam <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, December 28, 2000 8:44 AM
Subject: RE: TR3 (I think) Seat Springs


>
>Phil,
>
>There is a picture of the seats before I redid them at:
>
>http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn/Back_Together-3.htm
>
>I don't think that they different than you have described.  Those
>springs with the raised portion in the middle that fits in a dish
>shaped depression in the seat pans is early TR4 only.
>
>Brian Sanborn
>'62 TR4  CT16260L so to be "O" - Groton, MA
>
>My TR4 Restoration Web Site
>http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn
>E-Mail: sanborn@net1plus.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Phil Ethier [mailto:pethier@isd.net]
>Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 12:41 AM
>To: Brian Sanborn; Mark Meany; TriumphTeam
>Subject: Re: TR3 (I think) Seat Springs
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Sanborn <sanborn@net1plus.com>
>To: Mark Meany <mark@basecamp.mv.com>; TriumphTeam
><triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 11:39 AM
>Subject: RE: TR3 (I think) Seat Springs
>
>
>>
>>Mark,
>>
>>I just rebuilt my early TR4 seats.
>>
>>The seats springs you show in the pictures are just like mine.
>>They were used in TR3Bs and TR4s up to about CT20000.
>>
>>These are rare and hard to find in rebuildable condition.  My
>car
>>came with TR4A seats and I searched for some time to find the
>>originals.  I paid $300 for a complete set that were almost
>>useable but the seat pans were rusty and cracked around the
>>mounting holes.
>
>Which seats are they in the picture on
>http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn/
>titled:
>Interior Shots
>
>The seats on my car are classic round-back buckets.  The picture
>on your
>website does not look like that.  I'm confused.  I can email you
>a picture
>of my seats if you like.
>
>Phil Ethier    Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
>1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph
>TR4 CT2846L
>LOON, MAC   pethier@isd.net     http://www.mnautox.com/
>"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
>- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.

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