[6pack] Anticipation

[im sloane]

Just a silly suggestion for you, but in the right hands might be of interest.

That omitted dash light rheostat knob might make a neat pull knob for your emergency hood release, and save the original appearance.


Sloane :)

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From: 6pack <6pack-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Lee Daniels via 6pack <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 10:11 PM
To: Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay at gmail.com>
Cc: TR6 <6pack at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [6pack] Anticipation

Nice update, Rick. Thanks!
Regarding "Why did he go to all that trouble when new, beautiful dashboards
are available?" - I agree with you - part of the joy is in the doing.
I did a similar re-boot of a Spitfire dash, but nearly 30 years ago.


> but it does complement the beige upholstery. The über clever ones among you
> may notice that I did not cut the hole for the dash light rheostat! It is to
> be omitted. The instruments are going back in with non-dimmable LED lamps. And
> speaking of instruments...
>
> The gauges and lamps came apart for cleaning, testing and refinishing.
> They were a mess, as anticipated, but no repairs were needed.
>
>
> http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190113_111736.jpg
>
>
> The black trim on most of the chrome bezels was damaged. I stripped it
> off, cleaned the chrome and reassembled a couple of the gauges. They just
> didn't look right so back apart they came. I primered then sprayed all the
> bezels with satin black and that did the trick, especially against the lighter
> wood dash. Here's how they look, awaiting reassembly.
>
> http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190113_125147.jpg
>
>
> New knobs and switches are in hand. The wiper switch had died, as had
> the headlight master switch. The warning light bezels cleaned up okay so they
> will (probably) be reused.
>
> That's it for now. If interested, I'll share engine, wheels, brakes,
> suspension, etc., restoration stories. Until then, I hope you enjoyed the post
> as much as I enjoyed reliving it.
>
> Rick
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