Mail Archive Search: <+subject:/^(?:^\s*(re|sv|fwd|fw)[\[\]\d]*[:>-]+\s*)*\[TR\]\s+question\s+on\s+magnesium\s+wheels\s*$/>

Results:

References: [ +subject:/^(?:^\s*(re|sv|fwd|fw)[\[\]\d]*[:>-]+\s*)*\[TR\]\s+question\s+on\s+magnesium\s+wheels\s*$/: 28 ]

Total 28 documents matching your query.

1. Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 15:58:26 -0700 (PDT); As I install the dash on my TR3 project, I'd like to 'reinforce' the grounding of all electrics behind the dash. As some of you may remember, the body of my car has been powder coated as has the dash; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00062.html (7,718 bytes)
2. Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 18:11:57 -0500; IRL cars still use Mg wheels, and there are at least two companies making them for the series. They retail for about $5k each. -- == = Never offend people with style when you = = can offend with subs; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00063.html (8,070 bytes)
3. Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: McGaheyRx@aol.com; Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 07:55:37 -0400 (EDT); I finally got all the mechanicals done re-installing the gearbox into my GT6. It's been a long time, time being so short. Got the bellhousing bolts tightened down, the engine lowered down onto the re; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00067.html (9,897 bytes)
4. Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@notwires.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 22:24:19 -0500; I just ran across another website that recommended the following steps; 1.Wash car down with a mixture of Dawn dishwashing soap and water. 2. Wet sand surfaces smooth. ( I have 400 and 600 grit wet/; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00070.html (7,321 bytes)
5. [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: Cosmo Kramer <tr4a2712@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 04:36:03 -0700 (PDT); Sorry I didn't answer your text, Ronnie. Was out in the desert under a Stag, with the phone in the toolbox for safekeeping. The GT6 is basically like the TR2-6; idle oil pressure can be anything fro; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00071.html (7,905 bytes)
6. Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: McGaheyRx@aol.com; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 09:34:06 -0400 (EDT); I think you are right.. I just basically wiped wet degreaser on with one microfiber towel and left it there. Do you think using a microfiber cloth towel is safe or should I pick up some of the paper; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00072.html (7,528 bytes)
7. Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: McGaheyRx@aol.com; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 09:35:18 -0400 (EDT); Just a thought : do you use DOT 5 brake fluid? It is apparently not too difficult to manage to form an aerosol with tiny droplets hanging in the air. If one of those droplets lands on your surface,; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00073.html (9,613 bytes)
8. Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 09:59:59 -0700 (PDT); Dave- fisheye eliminator can affect the gloss of your paint. I know this is too late, but rather than repaint, i would have knocked off the nibs with 1500 or 2000 wet/dry then hand polished. Chad in; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00077.html (10,164 bytes)
9. Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 13:36:04 -0400; FWIW, I was reading through some old TSOA newsletters; and one of them has the comment that "squeaks and groans" from the front suspension are usually from the _lower_ inner pivots. "The Standard-Tr; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00078.html (11,122 bytes)
10. Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 14:32:03 -0500; I still find my TR3 difficult to start after driving on a hot day. The idea that a shroud may be restricting air flow to the rest of the engine bay is intriguing. What is the consensus of the list as; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00080.html (10,821 bytes)
11. Re: [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: "Andrew S. Mace" <zoboherald@aol.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 15:56:28 -0400 (EDT); Just pulled the flywheel from my 74 TR6 to have it resurfaced in preparation for the new clutch & pressure plate. The 4 large bolts holding the flywheel had no locking plates on them. The factory ROM; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00081.html (8,505 bytes)
12. [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: "Tomislav Marincic" <tomislav.marincic@earthlink.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:48:48 -0400; Thanks for all the great suggestions. I have read that using fisheye eliminator should be a last resort. I still need to talk to my paint supplier but that will be later this week. It seems the main; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00096.html (6,922 bytes)
13. [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: auprichard at uprichard.net (Andrew Uprichard); Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 18:06:07 -0400; Oh all-knowing ones: Can magnesium wheels (torq thrust, American racing Silverstone, came on triumphs) be repaired? My recollection of chemistry would suggest that Mg + heat = nasty explosion, but wh; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00425.html (8,584 bytes)
14. [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: yellowtr3 at yahoo.com (Frank Fisher); Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 15:58:26 -0700 (PDT); Andrew i think that wheel is now garage decoration. Frank ________________________________ From: Andrew Uprichard <auprichard at uprichard.net> To: triumphs at autox.team.net; 6pack at autox.team.net; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00427.html (9,732 bytes)
15. [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: jdinnis at gmail.com (John Innis); Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 18:11:57 -0500; First off most "mag" wheels are aluminum not magnesium. Second, no they cannot be safely repaired regardless of which material they are made from. There are many companies that do repair these wheels; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00428.html (10,785 bytes)
16. [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: spook01 at comcast.net (spook01@comcast.net); Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:45:23 -0500; Just FYI, Toyota uses remanned aluminum wheels for cars in dealers body shops. They also warranty same. I had recent experience with this. The exchange wheels are much less expensive than are new. Se; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00430.html (10,290 bytes)
17. [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: McGaheyRx at aol.com (McGaheyRx at aol.com); Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 07:55:37 -0400 (EDT); Andrew's question specifically names some Magnesium wheels - when you've had sets of both AL and Mg, its pretty easy to tell the difference. I have an American Racing Mg with a hairline crack in one; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00432.html (11,854 bytes)
18. [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: mmarr at notwires.com (Michael Marr); Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 22:24:19 -0500; Our local tire shop has repaired aluminum alloy wheels twice for my daughter, who drives a pothole magnet. Mike; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00435.html (9,279 bytes)
19. [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: tr4a2712 at yahoo.com (Cosmo Kramer); Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 04:36:03 -0700 (PDT); Hi List! I was told, MANY years ago, that Mg wheels were band from racing, If one was to get a flat & the wheel caught a spark (wheel hitting the pavement or another hard object -guard rail/car) then; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00436.html (9,559 bytes)
20. [TR] question on magnesium wheels (score: 1): Author: McGaheyRx at aol.com (McGaheyRx at aol.com); Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 09:34:06 -0400 (EDT); ANYONE INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING COSMO'S ADVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY ! Cheers, Jack Mc In a message dated 7/9/2011 8:31:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tr4a2712 at yahoo.com writes: GET RID of; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00437.html (9,266 bytes)

Current List: 1 - 20
Page: [1] [2]