Message text written by INTERNET:TR250Driver@aol.com
> >What I have heard on this subject as to the real reason why Triumph
> modified
> the bonnet bubble is that there were problems with the short ones bending
> at
> the ends where the rubber buffers and the latch are located. Extending the
> bubble to the end of the bonnet provided more strength and helped solve
> this
> problem.<
From: "Dave Massey" <105671.471@compuserve.com>
> I have never heard this. What I heard (and can confirm from personal
> experience) was that the smaller bubbles had interference problems with
the
> tops of the SU Carbs which would hit the underside of the bonnet leaving
> small bumps. The TR4 I once owned (CT25XX) had these tell-tail bumps
> resulting from the carbs hitting the underside while the engine moved
about
> on its mounts.
This is all news to me. The reason I was given was that the short-bubble
hood went out of style when the TR4 was converted to Zenith-Stromberg carbs.
The story was that the Z-S carbs did not fit all-that-well under the short
bubble. This story may be pure fiction, but I have heard it several times
from many directions. These other stories, I am now hearing for the first
time.
And I thought Lotus cars had spawned a lot of legends...
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa 65/2597, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 TR4 CT2846L
pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.lotusowners.com
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