[TR] Radiator Duct

[Michael Ferguson]

I made one from a sheet of aluminum. That was before I had a bending  
brake so it's not very pretty. I knew I was about to start my  
restoration so I really didn't care what it looked like. Didn't even  
paint it. It worked well though. When my car starts to come together  
again (in the event that ever happens), I plan to fabricate a better  
one. Aluminum again I guess, or maybe steel. When you bend either,  
they stay bent. I've never worked with ABS.


On May 21, 2009, at 9:05 PM, Jim Bauder wrote:

> I made a custom radiator shroud for my TR250 out of black ABS  
> plastic sheet. It
> is available in 1/8 and 3/16 inch thicknesses. Really works great! I  
> didn't have
> a pattern so had to free hand it but I imagine you could use your  
> fiber board
> one as a pattern.
>
> Jim
> Jim Bauder
> 480-309-9525
> '68 TR250 CD47L
> Scottsdale, AZ
> http://www.triumphowners.com/647
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> ]
> On Behalf Of terryrs at comcast.net
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 5:26 PM
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] Radiator Duct
>
> When I rebuilt the 3A, I thought to stay ahead of the game. I  
> purchased a
> fiberboard radiator duct from one of the big 3, but read on the List  
> these
> tended to disintegrate over time. So, I spray painted the thing  
> several times
> with rubberized undercoating hoping to forestall that event.B  Alas,  
> it was
> apparently inevitable.
>
> Anyone have a longer term (read "forever") solution making this out  
> of another
> material?
>
> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
>
> New Hampshire