Friends,
I've been comparing the measurements Tim Buja once wrote, and
Brian Thomas so generously picked out of his archived files...
It seems we have one more typically British thing here... The
figures taken off of my car is ROUGHLY the ones Tim once took
off of his car, but usually NOT the same. I can't make any other
conclusion than that the decals was put on by a worker on the
assembly line using only the backing paper, eye measurements
and his skill... Not one template anywhere it seems.
It would be interesting to hear from others with the original
decals still in place, what their figures are...
Regards
/Odd
I've done a chart that should be viewed in a non proportional
font to make sense:
Tim's figures Odd's figures
Front valance TR8 decal - Top edge of the decal is X below the
hood/valance joint:
[The decal is centred horizontally on the valance.]
6" / 152.40mm 5-5/8" / 142,88mm
Boot lid TRIUMPH decal - lower edge of the decal is X above the
bottom edge of the trunk lid:
1-11/16" / 42.86mm 1-11/16" / 42,86mm [Here they match.]
The lower left corner of the horizontal part of the T is X from
the left edge of the trunk lid:
1-3/4" / 44.45mm 1-5/8" / 41,28mm
Boot lid TR8 decal - lower edge of the decal is X above the
bottom edge of the trunk lid:
1-1/8" / 28.58mm 1-5/16" / 33,34mm
The rightmost edge of the upper half of the 8 is X from the edge
of the lid:
2" / 50,80mm 2" / 50,80mm [Here they match.]
Right fender decals - Find a point along the swage line to the
right of the left (door hinge side) edge of the fender:
5-7/8" / 149.23mm 6-1/4" / 158,75mm
The lower left corner of the L in the "LITRE" decal is X above
this point on the swage line:
3-5/8" / 92.08mm 2-7/16" / 61,91mm
Since the "3.5" and "LITRE" decals come on the same backing
piece, this puts the left edge of the "3.5" X from the left edge
of the fender:
2-3/4" / 69.85mm 3" / 76,20mm
The bottom edge of "TRIUMPH" in the wreath decal is X above the
top edge of the "LITRE" decal:
2" / 50.80mm 1-3/8" / 34,93mm
the leftmost edge of the wreath decal is X from the left edge of
the fender.
4-3/8" / 111.13mm 4-15/16" / 125,41mm
Left fender decals, no data from Tim here...
Find a point along the swage line to the left of the right (door
hinge side) edge of the fender.
6-7/8" / 174,63mm
The lower left corner of the L in the "LITRE" decal is X above
this point.
2-1/2" / 63,50mm
Since the "3.5" and "LITRE" decals come on the same backing
piece, this puts the left edge of the "3.5" X from the right edge
of the fender:
9-1/2" / 241,30mm
The bottom edge of "TRIUMPH" in the wreath decal is X above the
top edge of the "LITRE" decal:
1-3/8" / 34,93mm
the leftmost edge of the wreath decal is X from the right edge of
the fender:
7-5/8" / 193,68mm
All measurements were made using horizontal and vertical lines
from curved panel edges, so accuracy is a little limited. But not
as limited as the differences of measurements show.
Please measure two or three times before applying your decals,
and as always, your exact placements may vary from ours...
--
Odd Hedberg
Pomonagatan 4 International liaison secretary,
S-74236 Östhammar Triumph Club of Sweden
Sweden '70 Spitfire Mk3 FD82497LO Signal Red
'80 TR8 EFi DHC TPZDV8AT211468 Midas Gold
E-mail: odd@triumphclub.se / odd.hedberg@bigfoot.com
Club URL: http://www.triumphclub.se/index.htm
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