[TR] side curtain build

[Joseph Laurito]

Yeah, I have a set of those on my car. They work great. The soft lower part
slides into a channel at the bottom of the aluminum frame. You need to put
lift-a-dot fasteners along to bottom of that lower part so you can snap them
to the outside of the door. 

Bought them in 1970 and used them ever since then. When I finished the
restoration last year, I mounted a set of "real" ones that I bought for a
king's ransom ..... didn't fit worth a darn, weren't even close (one was too
high and too far forward, the other was too low and too far back). I drug
these old ones out, cleaned them up, did a little adjusting and they work
like a charm. 

Although these work fine, I would like to get the "real" ones to fit for
esthetic purposes so if anyone can give me some hints on how to do the
adjusting without stripping them down to bare frames it would be greatly
appreciated. In the meantime I'll keep the softsiders in the trunk wherever
I go.

Joe

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[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Wbeech
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 11:31 AM
To: kinderlehrer at comcast.net; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] side curtain build

Speaking of side curtains, here is an auction for some aftermarket side
screens on eBay.  I have a set of these that came with my car, but never
figured out just how to properly install them, or if they are worth
installing at all.  Has anyone had any experience with these?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360489318490?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.
m1423.l2649 

Thanks,
Bill



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[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Kinderlehrer
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 1:23 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] side curtain build

My approach was bit different -  I used the router attachment on my Dremel
to cut a slot in the plastic, leaving sufficient material at the top and
bottom. I then used a sewing awl to sew through the side curtain material
together through and for the length of the slot. Worked for me.
Bob

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[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of George Richardson
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 3:34 AM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] side curtain build

I used a big old Singer industrial sewing machine on the plastic and it just
punched through. However, I did do some touchup on the ends by using a
sewing awl and heating the needle so that it melted through the plastic.

George Richardson
Key Men - Keys for Classics
www.key-men.com

On 1/18/2013 10:12 PM, Gary Nafziger wrote:
> I'm rebuilding my tr-3 side curtains and things are going well.  
> However I'm having a problem fitting the forward solid window.  It's 
> very thin plexiglass and the only information I've been able to find 
> simply says the front plexi window is sewn in with the vinyl trim.
> Does a person drill small holes through the plexiglass to pull the 
> thread through?  Is the thread then looped around the forward vertical 
> frame to pull it tight?  The forward vertical frame piece is also very 
> thin and I'm wondering how to glue vinyl to that as well as attach the 
> plexiglass.
>
>
> Just wondering is anyone has re-built they're side screens themselves 
> and how they handled this.
>
> thanks
>
> gary n.

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