[Fot] TR6 piece between radiator and motor

[robert bownes]

Now that sounds like a trick that might have proven useful in a 'stock'
class :)


On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Kas Kastner <kaskas at cox.net> wrote:

> Just for the record I don't the Triumph engineers thought a thing about
> side
> impact.  BUT, that tube is most useful in compression when the suspension
> goes on to "CRASH" when it goes to dangle the tube is just a thing hanging
> on to stop the suspension from falling onto the hot cement. Shortening that
> tube will give you all the negative camber you ever heard of in your life.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "RACER BUD" <budscars at comcast.net>
> To: "A Daniel Cronin" <adcronin at ameritech.net>; "jim hearn"
> <jimhearn1 at comcast.net>; <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 piece between radiator and motor
>
>
> >I believe the tube is very important in keeping the car from 'caving in'
> in
> > a semi-minor side impact....at least I was told that in regards to TR3-4
> > by
> > a very experienced tr3 guy
> >
> > Racer Bud
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "A Daniel Cronin" <adcronin at ameritech.net>
> > To: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1 at comcast.net>; <fot at autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 piece between radiator and motor
> >
> >
> >> Saw a TR3A that had over 200,000 one owner miles last weekend at the
> >> annual
> >> VTR/NATC meet in Ypsilanti, MI that had just about that much removed
> from
> >> the
> >> area where the motor would have interfered with the cross brace.  He cut
> >> it
> >> out and welded in a vertical piece of 1/8 steel to re-close the tube.
> >> There
> >> is not much up/down movement to the tube as it's main purpose seems to
> be
> >> to
> >> keep the spring/shock towers from "swaying" in and out!
> >> Dan
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message
> >> ----
> >> From: jim hearn <jimhearn1 at comcast.net>
> >> To: fot at autox.team.net
> >> Sent:
> >> Thursday, August 14, 2008 4:06:01 PM
> >> Subject: [Fot] TR6 piece between radiator
> >> and motor
> >>
> >> Has anyone successfully cut down the size of cross piece in front
> >> of the
> >> motor between the motor and radiator?  I need to get another half inch
> >> of
> >> clearance for an electric fan.  Thanks,
> >>
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