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On 9/29/18 4:03 AM, Chris Simo wrote:
> I had a good friend die recently after a lumber truck failed to stop
> on the freeway.� That got me thinking about many things.� One, is
> I'm not driving my Triumphs enough.
>
> Im going to start driving my TR2 and TR4 rain or shine.
I think it makes sense. Triumphs were meant to be driven on a daily
basis and not to just sit in the garage awaiting a club event. My TR3 is
a daily driver though if it is raining I Take the 1960 Land Rover instead.
>
> For the TR4, Im going to pull the carpet. put Roadkill on the floor
> where the seats are and reinstall carpet except not putting carpet
> under the seat. That way, I should be able to remove all carpet and
> dry the floor when it gets wet. Any more/better ideas here?
Why not leave the carpets off and install a rubber floor mat?
>
> The TR2 is a bit more difficult. I will get wet when it rains. I can
> omit the carpet under the seats, but I can't dry the floors under the
> seats without removing 24 or more nuts....� I guess I can use my air
> hose to blow out most of the water under there.� Any been there done
> that ideas out there?
I don't know about the TR2 but the TR3 didn't have carpet on the floors.
Under the seat was just painted metal and on the floor was a rubber mat.
The only carpet was on the gearbox tunnel. Just do the floor the way the
factory did for the TR3. Last time I looked The Roadster Factory had a
good reproduction of the factory floor mats.
TeriAnn
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/29/18 4:03 AM, Chris Simo wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">I had a good friend die recently after a lumber
truck failed to stop on the freeway.� That got me thinking
about many things.� One, is I'm not driving my Triumphs enough.
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<div dir="auto">Im going to start driving my TR2 and TR4 rain or
shine.<br>
</div>
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I think it makes sense. Triumphs were meant to be driven on a daily
basis and not to just sit in the garage awaiting a club event. My
TR3 is a daily driver though if it is raining I Take the 1960 Land
Rover instead.<br>
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cite="mid:CANhzkeNRPuJ94tAB+OXW4D-++z1Y+_4SYRw6M18aJJ+Apq5AxQ@mail.gmail.com">
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<div dir="auto"><br>
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<div dir="auto">For the TR4, Im going to pull the carpet. put
Roadkill on the floor where the seats are and reinstall carpet
except not putting carpet under the seat. That way, I should
be able to remove all carpet and dry the floor when it gets
wet. Any more/better ideas here?</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
Why not leave the carpets off and install a rubber floor mat?<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CANhzkeNRPuJ94tAB+OXW4D-++z1Y+_4SYRw6M18aJJ+Apq5AxQ@mail.gmail.com">
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<div dir="auto"><br>
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<div dir="auto">The TR2 is a bit more difficult. I will get wet
when it rains. I can omit the carpet under the seats, but I
can't dry the floors under the seats without removing 24 or
more nuts....� I guess I can use my air hose to blow out most
of the water under there.� Any been there done that ideas out
there?</div>
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</blockquote>
I don't know about the TR2 but the TR3 didn't have carpet on the
floors. Under the seat was just painted metal and on the floor was a
rubber mat. The only carpet was on the gearbox tunnel. Just do the
floor the way the factory did for the TR3. Last time I looked The
Roadster Factory had a good reproduction of the factory floor mats.<br>
<br>
TeriAnn<br>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://overlandtravel.us";>Book - The
Essential Guide to Overland Travel in the United States and
Canada</a>
<br>
2 years to write and 38 years of travel and camping to learn
what to write<br>
<br>
<b>Because the world beckons and life waits for no one</b></p>
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