[TR] what is the most stressful thing to do on a Triumph?

[Frank Fisher]

i agree with a lot of the replies on PIA problems.
 
similarly i wanted to put
a TR2 apron on my TR3.
my original fender was no where near close. like 1" off
at mid curve.
ended up using Randall's fender from his wrecked car. thanks
again.
 
or when some fool (me) mixed the high build primer 2 part with the
epoxy primer and sprayed it over completely finished tub. it never did dry.
 
 
but stressful...defiantly putting the painted panels back on. all that work
and effort could suddenly be ruined
 
 

From: Andrew Uprichard
<auprichard at uprichard.net>
To: 308gtsi at roadrunner.com; triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] what is the most
stressful thing to do on a Triumph?

When I restored my TR3B I bought 4 new
fenders (at around a grand apiece)
and had to cut, weld and fill them. Maybe
the car was the wrong shape, but
they just would not fit.  For my latest
restoration ('57 small-mouth), I
decided to keep the original fenders and
accept a lot of bodywork time and a
liberal amount of bondo. 

TR3 doglegs are
the worst - I ended up returning several to the usual
suppliers here and
sourcing alloy ones from the UK.

Let me know when you start making your own
panels......

Andrew Uprichard

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[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Brian Induni
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:59 PM
To:
triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] what is the most stressful thing to
do on a Triumph?

Most frustrating thing for me on ANY car I restore is crappy
replacement
body panels! I haven't found one source yet that can supply decent
(I didn't
say perfect did I?) panels that I don't have to slice, dice, and
reshape.
Case in point - I ordered a rear valance for my '63 MGB from Rimmer
(figured
it was close enough to the source to get it right) and ended up
having to
totally reshape it to get the correct curve in it. No, it wasn't
just a
little off - the curvature of the panel was so far off that didn't
allow the
bumper to fit and I could stick my hand in the gap between the boot
lid and
the edge. Dog legs, fender repair panels, and so on - all the same
crappy
work.

Seems to make sense to buy a shrinker / stretcher and make my
own panels.

Stepping off the box now...

Brian

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