[TR] Fw: TR3 Cockpit rear quarter rail

[Alex]

Sorry guys,
Just realized these are the wrong items for what Carl is looking for.
Alex
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex" <ambritts at bellsouth.net>
To: "*Triumphs List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>; <cfmtr3a at verizon.net>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Cockpit rear quarter rail


> Carl,
> Here's a link for TRF with pictures.
> http://trf.zeni.net/TR2-TR3Handbook/index.php?menu=&page=33
> Alex
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carl TR" <cfmtr3a at verizon.net>
> To: "'davewillner'" <davewillner at pa.net>; "'Randall'" 
> <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>; "TR List " <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 8:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Cockpit rear quarter rail
>
>
>> Thanks Dave - I found one like this one - so will see if I either find 
>> the
>> other or can duplicate it.
>>
>> Carl
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: davewillner [mailto:davewillner at pa.net]
>> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 7:47 AM
>> To: Randall; cfmtr3a at verizon.net
>> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Cockpit rear quarter rail
>>
>> Carl,
>>
>> Here's a photo of the placement, these are originals and held in place by
>> one recessed slotted screw on each side, they are about 3" long by 1" 
>> wide
>> and 2" high. I guess they were supports for the capping since the tops 
>> are
>> curved slightly...
>>
>> Dave Willner
>> Stroudsburg PA
>> 59 TR3A
>> 70 MGB
>> 70 BSA 441 VS
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Carl TR" <cfmtr3a at verizon.net>
>> To: "'Randall'" <TR3driver at ca.rr.com>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 11:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Cockpit rear quarter rail
>>
>>
>>> Thanks Randall - that sounds like what I remember.    Will keep looking.
>>> If anyone has one they can take a photo of or specific measurements - it
>>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Carl
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
>>> [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randall
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 8:02 PM
>>> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
>>> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Cockpit rear quarter rail
>>>
>>>> ISTR that there was a piece of wood under the aluminum rear quarter
>>>> rail - I believe to support the hardtop mounting bracket.
>>>
>>> Probably varies, depending on commission number.  But both my late TR3 
>>> and
>>> early TR3A had only two small blocks of wood, near the front of the
>>> quarter
>>> rail.  Appeared to be just to support the rail itself, as people tend to
>>> lean on that spot when getting out of the car.  At any rate, it wasn't
>>> close
>>> to the hardtop supports and was on the TR3 (which didn't have the other
>>> hardtop brackets under the rail installed).
>>>
>>> Sorry I don't have a photo of that area.  But the block wasn't very 
>>> large,
>>> perhaps 2" long, 1/2" or maybe 3/4" wide, and maybe 1.5" tall.  The top
>>> was
>>> rounded across the narrow dimension, but not fore/aft.  And there was a
>>> counterbore down the center, for a sheet metal screw into the body.
>>>
>>> -- Randall