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Re: [Fot] Has anybody put a TR4 tub on a TR6 chassis?

To: Bruce Stutzman <stutztr4@gmail.com>, Bob Kramer <rkramer56@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Has anybody put a TR4 tub on a TR6 chassis?
From: Jack Wheeler <jwheeler1947@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 17:15:44 +0000 (UTC)
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 And, of course, you will have to cut off the 6 cylinder motor mounts.
Jack

    On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 11:57:16 AM EDT, Bob Kramer <rkramer56@gmai=
l.com> wrote: =20
=20
 Moss lists the floor pans this way:
Floors are TR4A type (illustrated), which are identical to TR4 floors, exce=
pt there is no hole for the handbrake, and has 3 mounting holes in the rear=
 position instead of 4.=C2=A0=C2=A0

Bob Kramer

On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 10:41 AM Bruce Stutzman <stutztr4@gmail.com> wrote:

A big difference is the emergency brake.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 8:23 AM Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> wrote:

On 6/3/20 5:55 AM, yellow04 wrote:
> I figured this was the place to ask this question.
>
> I am selling an early TR4 project/parts car on Craigslist and just got=20
> a question that I can't answer. Will a TR4 tub that goes on the ladder=20
> frame mount to an IRS wishbone frame?
>
>

With a lot of cutting, welding and fabrication I am sure it would work.=C2=
=A0=20
I sort of remember a TR3 at the Boulder VTR convention in 1990 that was=20
heavily modified to fit on a TR6 frame.=C2=A0 I remember it as the car that=
=20
won the autocross at the racetrack because the driver thought that the=20
"optional" slalom along the back straight did not mean you could choose=20
to start it on the left or right, but choose to do it or just blast=20
straight through ignoring the cones altogether.

mjb.


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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">And, of course, you will hav=
e to cut off the 6 cylinder motor mounts.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=
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                    On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 11:57:16 AM EDT, Bob Kramer=
 &lt;rkramer56@gmail.com&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div id=3D"ydpbb4bf3dayiv8305065245"><div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Moss lists the floor pans this way:<div><br class=3D"ydpbb4bf3dayiv830=
5065245gmail-Apple-interchange-newline" clear=3D"none"><span style=3D"color=
:rgb(79,80,94);font-family:Lato, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;backgroun=
d-color:rgb(236,235,235);">Floors are TR4A type (illustrated), which are id=
entical to TR4 floors, except there is no hole for the handbrake, and has 3=
 mounting holes in the rear position instead of 4.</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br cl=
ear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"ydpbb4bf3dayiv=
8305065245gmail_signature" dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob Kramer</div></d=
iv></div><br clear=3D"none"></div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yd=
pbb4bf3dayiv8305065245gmail_quote"><div class=3D"ydpbb4bf3dayiv8305065245yq=
t3569274239" id=3D"ydpbb4bf3dayiv8305065245yqtfd07239"><div class=3D"ydpbb4=
bf3dayiv8305065245gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 10:41 AM B=
ruce Stutzman &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:stutztr4@gmail.com"; rel=
=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">stutztr4@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=
=3D"none"></div></div><blockquote class=3D"ydpbb4bf3dayiv8305065245gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20=
4);padding-left:1ex;"><div class=3D"ydpbb4bf3dayiv8305065245yqt3569274239" =
id=3D"ydpbb4bf3dayiv8305065245yqtfd49691"><div dir=3D"ltr">A big difference=
 is the emergency brake.</div><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"ydpbb4bf3day=
iv8305065245gmail_quote"><div class=3D"ydpbb4bf3dayiv8305065245gmail_attr" =
dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 8:23 AM Mark J Bradakis &lt;<a shape=3D"=
rect" href=3D"mailto:mark@bradakis.com"; rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">=
mark@bradakis.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div><blockquote class=
=3D"ydpbb4bf3dayiv8305065245gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;">On 6/3/20 5:55 AM=
, yellow04 wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
&gt; I figured this was the place to ask this question.<br clear=3D"none">
&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
&gt; I am selling an early TR4 project/parts car on Craigslist and just got=
 <br clear=3D"none">
&gt; a question that I can't answer. Will a TR4 tub that goes on the ladder=
 <br clear=3D"none">
&gt; frame mount to an IRS wishbone frame?<br clear=3D"none">
&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
With a lot of cutting, welding and fabrication I am sure it would work.&nbs=
p; <br clear=3D"none">
I sort of remember a TR3 at the Boulder VTR convention in 1990 that was <br=
 clear=3D"none">
heavily modified to fit on a TR6 frame.&nbsp; I remember it as the car that=
 <br clear=3D"none">
won the autocross at the racetrack because the driver thought that the <br =
clear=3D"none">
"optional" slalom along the back straight did not mean you could choose <br=
 clear=3D"none">
to start it on the left or right, but choose to do it or just blast <br cle=
ar=3D"none">
straight through ignoring the cones altogether.<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
mjb.<br clear=3D"none">
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