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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Excellent solution to the matter, Joel. And good photo of the result.</span>
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On 09/06/2022 12:04 PM Joel Justin <j_bar_j@hotmail.com> wrote:
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I had the same annoyance with the footrest/dipper switch in my TR4. I cut a piece of 1/2" 9-ply birch plywood to 2-1/2" x 9". I painted it black and added a piece of no-slip rubber table to it. I removed the dipper switch and aligned the bottom edge to the plate the dipper switch mounted to. I mounted the dipper switch at the top. Now I've for a nice footrest and to activate the dipper, I reach up with my toe to push the switch.
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<span class="elementToProof" style="font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>From:</strong> Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen@outlook.com><br><strong>Sent:</strong> Tuesday, September 6, 2022 7:17 AM<br><strong>To:</strong> list Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net><br><strong>Subject:</strong> [TR] First long road trip</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="x_MsoNormal">Last week, I drove the 4A from Albuquerque NM to Breckenridge CO and back: 780 miles total with top down the entire trip. My passenger on this trip was a shoulder bag with a laptop, as I had work in Breckenridge for a few days (some one had to go <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif;">😊</span>). My route was through Santa Fe, Taos, NM/CO border, Alamosa, Buena Vista, Fairplay. Great scenery and a cool stop between Chimayo NM and Taos at the Classic Gas Museum.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="x_MsoNormal">My hearing, sun and wind protection worked admirably. It rained only once, after I had stopped for the night in Alamosa on the way home.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="x_MsoNormal">As far as improvements before the next trip:</p>
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<li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 0in;" class="x_MsoListParagraph">A footrest in place of the headlight dipper switch. I’ve got a scheme to use two relays to repurpose the flash-to-pass part of the light switch as both flash-to-pass and headlight dipper. Anyone have other ideas?</li>
<li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 0in;" class="x_MsoListParagraph">A better heater/defroster fan. I can’t tell if it’s actually moving air. The motor is running based on current draw, so perhaps it’s missing weather-stripping or something inside that housing.</li>
<li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 0in;" class="x_MsoListParagraph">Check the boot/trunk for sealing. The bag I put in there smelled of exhaust.</li>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="x_MsoNormal">Sent from <a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986"> Mail</a> for Windows</p>
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