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Excellent solution to the matter, Joel. And good photo of the result.
Dave H.
> On 09/06/2022 12:04 PM Joel Justin <j_bar_j@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I had the same annoyance with the footrest/dipper switch in my TR4. I=
cut a piece of 1/2" 9-ply birch plywood to 2-1/2" x 9". I painted it black=
and added a piece of no-slip rubber table to it. I removed the dipper swit=
ch and aligned the bottom edge to the plate the dipper switch mounted to. I=
mounted the dipper switch at the top. Now I've for a nice footrest and to =
activate the dipper, I reach up with my toe to push the switch.
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> From: Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen@outlook.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 7:17 AM
> To: list Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [TR] First long road trip
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> Last week, I drove the 4A from Albuquerque NM to Breckenridge CO and =
back: 780 miles total with top down the entire trip. My passenger on this t=
rip was a shoulder bag with a laptop, as I had work in Breckenridge for a f=
ew days (some one had to go =F0=9F=98=8A). My route was through Santa Fe, T=
aos, NM/CO border, Alamosa, Buena Vista, Fairplay. Great scenery and a cool=
stop between Chimayo NM and Taos at the Classic Gas Museum.
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> My hearing, sun and wind protection worked admirably. It rained only =
once, after I had stopped for the night in Alamosa on the way home.
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> As far as improvements before the next trip:
> * A footrest in place of the headlight dipper switch. I=E2=80=99v=
e got a scheme to use two relays to repurpose the flash-to-pass part of the=
light switch as both flash-to-pass and headlight dipper. Anyone have other=
ideas?
> * A better heater/defroster fan. I can=E2=80=99t tell if it=E2=80=
=99s actually moving air. The motor is running based on current draw, so pe=
rhaps it=E2=80=99s missing weather-stripping or something inside that housi=
ng.
> * Check the boot/trunk for sealing. The bag I put in there smelle=
d of exhaust.
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> Life is too short to drive boring cars,
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> Cliff
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I had the same annoyance with the footrest/dipper switch in my TR4. I c=
ut a piece of 1/2" 9-ply birch plywood to 2-1/2" x 9". I painted it black a=
nd added a piece of no-slip rubber table to it. I removed the dipper switch=
and aligned the bottom edge to the plate the dipper switch mounted to. I m=
ounted the dipper switch at the top. Now I've for a nice footrest and to ac=
tivate the dipper, I reach up with my toe to push the switch.
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<p style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-=
serif;" class=3D"x_MsoNormal">Last week, I drove the 4A from Albuquerque NM=
to Breckenridge CO and back: 780 miles total with top down the entire trip=
. My passenger on this trip was a shoulder bag with a laptop, as I had work=
in Breckenridge for a few days (some one had to go <span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif;">=F0=9F=98=8A</span>). My route was throu=
gh Santa Fe, Taos, NM/CO border, Alamosa, Buena Vista, Fairplay. Great scen=
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<p style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-=
serif;" class=3D"x_MsoNormal">My hearing, sun and wind protection worked ad=
mirably. It rained only once, after I had stopped for the night in Alamosa =
on the way home.</p>
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otrest in place of the headlight dipper switch. I=E2=80=99ve got a scheme t=
o use two relays to repurpose the flash-to-pass part of the light switch as=
both flash-to-pass and headlight dipper. Anyone have other ideas?</li>
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: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 0in;" class=3D"x_MsoListParagraph">A be=
tter heater/defroster fan. I can=E2=80=99t tell if it=E2=80=99s actually mo=
ving air. The motor is running based on current draw, so perhaps it=E2=80=
=99s missing weather-stripping or something inside that housing.</li>
<li style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family=
: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 0in;" class=3D"x_MsoListParagraph">Chec=
k the boot/trunk for sealing. The bag I put in there smelled of exhaust.</l=
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