In a message dated 10/22/03 11:34:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ARhodes@compuserve.com writes:
> a TR4A (late 1966 production) which had black paint on the caps of
> the master cylinders. It is possible that
> they had been painted by the owner at one time, but it seems somewhat
> unlikely. Also the bodies of the master
> cylinders were painted black.
>
> Did they ever come from the factory this way? What about just the caps?
> If so is the paint supposed to be glossy or flat,
> or something between?
>
> -Tony
>
Tony,
This is an interesting question. There has been some debate going on
concerning the finish of the caps. Early TR4's with steel caps should be
painted
black. Later TR4's and TR4A's with aluminum caps should be natural finish.
All
M/C bodies are natural finish.
Cheers,
Darrell Floyd
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