[TR] The Gift of a Triumph

Chris Simo ccsimonsen at gmail.com
Mon Dec 17 17:21:08 MST 2018


I wonder who will get my cars when I'm gone.

The Tr2 will have electric fan, electronic ignition and disc brakes. There
is a wooden crate with the front drums, balanced fan assembly, and loaded
distributor. I rebuilt and rebushed the carbs, they will likely outlive the
next owner...

The Tr4 has the same with the addition of a chevy alternator and neg ground
conversion. A similar box (with notes) awaits the next owner. I had Webers
on the 4, but recently got Joe Curto to rebush the original carbs, so they
are back and I didn't see much difference last time I did laps at VIR.

These are fine running cars the way they are, but must say I don't mind not
messing with point adjustments....

Sent from my TRASH-80

On Sun, Dec 16, 2018, 12:39 PM dave <dave at ranteer.com wrote:

> All good advice.   But i think the most important question has not been
> asked.
>
> If she really really wants this car,  what you are doing is quite
> wonderful.   However,  if she is not prepared for sidescreens, a top that
> is difficult to put up,  no power anything, i question whether this is a
> gift or a burden.   I know that my daughter, who is 28, would not like this
> gift.   She had grown up around these cars, and has some understanding of
> what ownership means.   She is very much on board with inheriting my 350z
> convertible,  manual shift.
>
> Just my 2 cents
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman at gmail.com>
> Date: 12/16/18 8:24 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] The Gift of a Triumph
>
> This thread is getting silly. Just bring a car to original factory spec
> with all the parts in spec then have it professionally serviced per the
> factory manual. They were considered dependable drivers when new and
> many that have problems today experience what happens from worn parts
> and delayed maintenance.
>
> TeriAnn
>
>
> > On 12/15/18, Lawarence Schwartz <L1j1s at aol.com> wrote:
> >> In addition to Andrew’s  suggestion, one can consider the following a
> >> alternator, pertronix, electric fan and a Dan Masters wiring system.
> Larry
> >> Schwartz
> >>
>
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