[TR] [NET] Parts, parts....

[Rye Livingston]

Another potential option.  Before the pandemic I delivered a bunch of wheels to a shop down in Southern California. I had my Porsche 356 wheels re-chromed. They cut off the rim, chrome the parts then weld them back together.  My brother, who also as a 356, he had his wheels re-chromed, and at the same time had his widened from 4.5 to 5.5, so again they cut off the rim and keep the center, and weld on a new rim.  My son who had a 1962 Austin Healey Sprite, had his rims widened a lot, I don’t remember the numbers.  So my point is you could have a new rim welded on to the stock centers, and of course they made sure they were straight and true.  This was a few years ago but I still have the info if they are still in business.

Perfect Custom Wheels
16516 S Western Ave.
Gardena CA 90247
310 -819 -6752
Talk to Carol or Javier

Good luck,

Rye

> On Jun 23, 2023, at 8:27 PM, DAVE HOGYE <dlhogye at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Gene,
> I have a couple or a few dozen TR3 wheels in my possession.  They were all bent or out of round or not true.  All of them, to different degrees of severity.  I think some can be straightened or trued.  Most have become hose hangers around my ranch.  They made really nice hose hangers, patina and all.  I use old wire wheels too.  They are not worth rebuilding or repairing.  
> Cheers,
> Dave H.
>> On 06/23/2023 3:59 PM PDT David Friedlander <forzion7 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Gene;
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>> I will answer you offline.
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>> Dave
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>> On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 6:15 PM <gfvermont at gmail.com <mailto:gfvermont at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Hi Dave,
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>> I’m new to both TR3’s and NET. In April I bought my first 3B with steel wheels and beautiful chrome hub caps with the triumph badge. Problem is that a couple of them are slightly out of round and I’m sure is the cause of the wobble I get at times. I can’t seem to locate new ones and how do I know if the used ones are any better then what I already have?
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>> So  you can probably guess my next question…how are your wheels?
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>> Gene Felder
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>> From: NET <net-bounces at newenglandtriumphs.org <mailto:net-bounces at newenglandtriumphs.org>> On Behalf Of David Friedlander via NET
>> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 11:55 AM
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>> Subject: [NET] Parts, parts....
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>> Greetings all !
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>> Just a question. Seems like we all have some level of interest here but I can't 
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>> recall it coming up in conversation. Over the years, many/most of us have 
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>> restored/rebuilt one or more TR's and other LBC's.
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>> After restoring my '74 TR6 and my '59 TR2A, here's my question: What to do 
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>> with the mounds of parts I have now replaced with upgraded parts? For example,
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>> I have stock TR3 wheels, stock TR6 wheels, TR6 chrome rings, a stock TR6 exhaust, 
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>> TR6 rubber bumpers, TR3 fenders and a spare TR3 core transmission, a red fan, a 
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>> yellow fan, etc, etc. Some parts are spares I bought and never used.
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>> Aside from putting lot-by-lot on Facebook, what suggestions does anyone have for 
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>> a good way to disposition boxes of TR parts?
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>> Dave
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>> Gorham, Maine
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