[Fot] Splitting a TR4 body in half when replacing sills and floors

[Tim Murphy]

Ty,
	I have some of the lifting plates as shown in the Triumph Workshop
Manual for lifting the body off the frame that I cut out of 14 Ga. plate I
think and then drilled and bent to do the job.  I think I have an extra set
or I can send mine and you can return when done.  If you think they would be
of help, let me know.

Tim

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From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 4:06 PM
To: Glenn Franco
Cc: Friends of triumph
Subject: Re: [Fot] Splitting a TR4 body in half when replacing sills and
floors

Thanks Glenn!

Jim Gray (another FOTer) lent me braces he built for the A to B pillar as
well
as some lifting eyes.  In terms of the cross brace, where do you place that?
Setting the tub on its side makes a lot sense.  Great ideas.

I would enjoy seeing your pics!

Thx

Ty

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(Please excuse any errors or typos)

On Oct 29, 2012, at 2:41 PM, Glenn Franco <gaf3 at charter.net> wrote:

> Tyler
> I have done many of these.
> I don't recommend splitting the body in half.
> Do one side at a time. Use a brace between the A and B Posts and Cross
brace.
> I pull the body with a chain fall or hoist and sit it on its side.
> I can send you photo's of the latest I'm restoring for a club member.
> It's a TR250 that received floors inner and outer rockers a full top deck
including trunk surround, battery tray and and R&R the left front corner.
> I had to make repair panels to tie in the new parts.
> Take LOTS of Measurements. Measure before you weld.
> Glenn
>
> On 10/29/2012 2:52 PM, Tylerpthompson at yahoo.com wrote:
>> I am working on a TR4 street car. It needs the front floor pans and inner
>> sills replaced.  In reading a restoration guide, it talked about
splitting
the
>> car in half (front and back half)  putting the new floors and sills
together
>> on the refurbished frame, and then putting the two halves back together
on
the
>> new frame.
>>
>> Here is the link.  See page 75/76
>>
>>
http://books.google.com/books?id=wzKwPkJMUM8C&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=sill+repla
c
>>
ement+rotted+tr4&source=bl&ots=cZGCqluUgQ&sig=dj8utxsFSHgR0GakR0Wi-qxI5Sk&hl
=
>>
en&sa=X&ei=mOCNUNqFDqfbyQGAioDADg#v=onepage&q=sill%20replacement%20rotted%20
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>> r4&f=false
>>
>> Any opinions on this versus cutting and replacing sections one at a time?
>>
>> Thx
>>
>> Ty
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>> (Please excuse any errors or typos)
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