Hi Winnie et al,
BS those strips do not hold water!
FYI, I have found that "camping matress" - the blue stuff you buy for about
$6-10 would make enough for entire car show. I have used it successfully in
the past as its' only real purpose is to keep the backing board aperate from
the tank.
If you desire a "vibration dampener", try using "Q pads" - essentially
asphalt strips with glue. They are used to quiet resonances in door panels,
etc (oem) and in custom autosound. Available for a couple o bucks each at
your local paint supplier! Cut them in strips and place on the "top half"
of the tank. I suspect resonances are only present as the tank empties.
Of course, both ofthe above would be frowned upon by the trailer queen
owners - who just might remove the turnk liner to make sure the corect
"NLS" strips are indeeed there (really really B.G :)))))))> )
Dave T
Winnipeg
-----Original Message-----
From: Winnie Olmer <who@sover.net>
To: 'List - Team.net Triumphs' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 4:34 PM
Subject: substitutes for obsolete TR6 parts??
>
>The felt strips on the gas tank and the sound deadening pads glued to the
>body below the gas tank as shown in the TRF catalogs are no longer
>available. The sound deadening pads I scraped off were brittle and
>disintegrated. The boot is freshly painted and ready for the finishing
>touches before re-installing the gas tank. The TRF catalog describes the
>felt as not holding water. They also warn against using foam. I assume they
>are referring to carpet underlayment. Does anyone have suggestions for
>replacements of these non-available parts?
>
>Thanks!
>Winnie
>'72 TR6
>'79 Spit
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