[TR] TR3a bonnet Dzus

Wbeech@flash.net wbeech at flash.net
Tue Apr 14 20:29:28 MDT 2009


My TR3 had two stacked under each one.  BTW, I was able to find the material
by-the-foot at my nearby FLAPS.

Bill B

'58 TR-3A TS/30766 L

'59 TR-3A TS/64974 LO

"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
course, some times it is difficult to make it go"

 

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave1massey at cs.com
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 8:11 PM
To: grandfatherjim at gmail.com; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3a bonnet Dzus

In a message dated 4/13/2009 8:58:36 PM Central Daylight Time,
grandfatherjim at gmail.com writes: 
> I bought the kit of Dzus fasteners, washers, and right-sized nut and 
> bolt to install them on the bonnet. A long time later, I got around to 
> bolting down the spring brackets to the inner fenders.
> There's no way I can latch the fasteners, unless I don't know what I'm 
> doing. The only thing I can imagine is that these fasteners just 
> aren't long enough to reach down into the spring thing.
> I have posted pictures here:
> 
> http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/grandfatherjim/dzus/?action=vie
> w&
> current=dzus1.jpg
> http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/grandfatherjim/dzus/?action=vie
> w&
> current=dzus2.jpg
> 
You can buy shims for the receiver (the part that bolts to the inner
fender) and shim it up to reach the Dzus.  (TRF #553001)  stack up as many
as you need.

Dave
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