Hey Steve,
They roll outward toward the fenders. That way when the boot is opened they
don't bind.
Hope this helps. Working on the New 3 today, drove her for the first time
last week, runs like a charm..I can't wait to be over 50% Triumph driving...
Tom
60 TR3A so close I can taste it
61 TR3A doing great
62 TR4 getting closer to starting the rebuild
73 Stag doing great
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Ball" <banjonut@verizon.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 12:00 AM
Subject: [TR] Re Boot / Bonnet Hinges
> List:
>
> With regard to question about which hinge belongs where, I have a
> question.
>
> It was stated by someone on the list "They are different, the drivers side
> hinge angles (a very small
> amount) to the right, the passenger to the left."
>
> Does the reference to "angling to the right and left" refer to the fact
> that if you sit them flat on a table, they are slightly rotated
> longitudinally (lengthwise)....as if they were rolled slightly (one rolled
> one way, and the other rolled the other way), or does it refer to some
> other angle difference? Since my car's body is in the shop, along with
> the boot and bonnet lids, I can't try a check-fit to see if they are
> angled in some other manner...like maybe pointing to the left or right,
> but I can definitely see that the one rolls to the right and one to the
> left. Is that what I should be looking for? Are they supposed to each
> roll inboard toward the center of the car....or outboard toward the
> fenders? Or am I completely off-track?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Steve Ball
> Lompoc Ca
> '60 TR3A TS68164L
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