Hey Randall,
I knew that you would respond.
My car didn't have any panel or metal piece. I'll check my spare TR to
see if the metal piece is in the trunk or something.
I don't think that TRF or MOSS sell replacement panels, just the
upholstery. Can I just cut a piece of plywood to fit in? It looks like it
would have to have an angle or a bend about at the top of the tank. Is that
how they came?
You can save yourself the trouble of pictures for me. I'll be going to
Palo Alto for the show there as well as the Woodley Park show. I'll check
out the post 60,000 cars to see how it should look. I might even call Wayne
Bier at Triumphs Only to see if he has a panel around.
Maybe someone else on the list with a post 60,000 car can tell me how
it goes.
My rear panel from MOSS is just a padded and pleated piece of vinyl
that looks like it is supposed to be glued onto a wood panel or something.
Thanks.
Bill
TS 72747LO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
To: "Bill Brewer" <bbrewer@lightspeed.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: TR3 Rear Cappings/Panels
> Bill :
>
> I can't remember offhand what your commission number is, and the panel
> in front of the gas tank changed several times before the end of TR3
> production. However, I don't believe any of them glued to the gas tank,
> nor was the gas tank ever exposed.
>
> TS39781LO has the type of panel that has padding for the 'squab' seat,
> and a vinyl covered metal finisher that goes between the top of the
> hardboard panel, and the body. There are 7 metal tabs that support the
> upper edge of the metal panel, located just below where the body turns
> to go back over the tank. The area where the tabs are welded to the
> body is covered by the capping piece. There are 2 or 3 more tabs at the
> bottom of the padded part of the panel. I believe there were screws on
> the lower tabs, but the upper tabs just held by friction. ISTR the
> metal panel is held to the hardboard with a series of rivets, I don't
> recall if there is a backing plate or not.
>
> It sounds to me as though you are missing this metal finisher piece.
> Sorry, I don't have any spares, but it should be easy enough to
> fabricate one from some sheet metal. There is only one bend, where it
> turns to follow the pressboard, and only the part that is curved to
> match the wheel wells need fit at all accurately. The curve around the
> upper edge is hidden by the body.
>
> If memory serves, earlier cars (probably before TS22014, but I'm not
> sure) had an all-pressboard panel, some were bent to go over the upper
> edge of the gas tank, and others were composed of two pieces joined by a
> cloth strip. The panels were not padded unless the occasional seat was
> fitted.
>
> Post-60K cars were different again I believe, but I'm not familiar with
> the details.
>
> Let me know if your car is in the same range as mine, and you would like
> some photos. I still haven't put my capping pieces on, so it would be
> easy to pull apart.
>
> Randall
>
> Bill Brewer wrote:
> >
> > I am putting in more interior panel pieces and cappings.
> > My questions are: The interior piece that fits in front of the gas
> > tank, does it glue to the gas tank and then get fitted (glued) over the
top
> > of the tank? Does the fuel gauge sending unit sit exposed? Under where
the
> > rear capping goes on there are built in clips underneath. What went
there?
> > Am I missing a piece? When the rear capping is in place and if the panel
> > that fits against the tank was glued on, there would be like a 2 inch
gap
> > below the capping. Is it supposed to be this way?
> > I haven't seen this area in other Triumphs because they are usually
> > covered by the tonneau.
> > TIA
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