[Fot] TR3s and the Southwick conversion

[robert bownes]

I seem to recall/have heard a few stories that Kas worked a few wonders with
fender 'manipulation' on a few of the cars over the years. :)


On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:18 AM, EDWARD BARNARD
<edwardbarnard at prodigy.net>wrote:

> If any of the group ever needs to roll fenders the roller offered by
> Eastwood
> works great. It bolts onto the hub and has adjustable arc and rolling
> pressure. You can easily  flare a fender, and, if you are worried for
> cracking
> the paint the deluxe kit has a heat gun to soften the paint and avoid
> cracking
> as you roll. A eighbor bought a set-up which he has allowed me to use.
> -Ed-
>
> --- On Mon, 1/31/11, BillDentin at aol.com <BillDentin at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: BillDentin at aol.com <BillDentin at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR3s and the Southwick conversion
> To: TR3driver at ca.rr.com, Fot at autox.team.net
> Date: Monday, January 31, 2011, 8:40 AM
>
>
> In a message dated 01/30/2011 8:18:08 PM Central Standard Time,
> TR3driver at ca.rr.com writes:
>
>
> > My experience was that a TR4 axle under a TR3A led to problems with
> > fender
> > clearance.  Even with reshaping the fenders and running the skinniest
> > tires
> > I could find at the time, the tires rubbed hard enough to eventually
> > damage
> > the sidewalls.  Made a noticeable improvement in cornering though, on an
> > otherwise dead stock suspension.
> >
> > The tires I'm running on my TR3 now rub the fenders a little even with a
> > TR3
> > axle.
> >
>
> I had similar issues with my early TR3, and solved it by having the fenders
> rolled out with a small baseball bat.  It's a simple process that we
> probably could have done ourselves, but I chose to have it done by our body
> shop
> guy because I knew there would be some 'paint splitting' as the result.
> Worked slick, and I had some 'touch up' work done at the same time.
>
> Bill Dentinger
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