Phil,
let us know if he's able to get the hood to lie flat and level with the
fenders at the windshield end. I've adjusted the 2 stops and the latch every
way possible but the corners of the hood remain about 1/4" higher than the
fenders. Better that the 1/2" it was but still not "perfect".
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 - current status at
http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
----- Original Message -----
From: Philip Smith <smith007@mindspring.com>
To: Michael Graham <mgraham@achilles.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 1999 4:51 AM
Subject: Re: Hood adjustment on TR6
>
> Mike,
> Yes, The trick is to take your TR6 to a professional paint and body guy,
who
> is familiar with TR6's and have him do it. My hood was removed after paint
> and parts replacement to install the rebuilt engine. Hood alignment has
> never been the same. My appointment is June 21st. I had to wait a month.
The
> guy is good! He works on a lot of Rolls, and exotic Italian cars. In my
> opinion it will be money well spint. Nothing pisses me off more than a
nice
> TR6, that doesn't align correctly. Just my 2 cents.
> Phil Smith
> TR6
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Graham <mgraham@achilles.net>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, June 03, 1999 9:29 AM
> Subject: Hood adjustment on TR6
>
>
> >
> >Hi all
> >
> >I removed the hood from my 73 TR6 this past week, and was careful to make
> >sure that I marked the position of the hindges on the hood to make
> >reistallation easier. I put it back on last night, but I was unable to
get
> >the lines to match up again -- off by about 1/16 to 1/8 inch. Close but
not
> >right and the hood when closed is not square to the fenders. It was good
> >before. Is there a trick for getting the final adjustment -- that is for
> >making a fine adjustment to the position. The Bentley's does not offer
any
> >suggestions.
> >
> >Any help much appreciated.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Mike Graham
> >
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------------
> >Michael Graham: mgraham@achilles.net
> >Tel: 613-258-2901; Fax: 613-258-1819
> >Home Page: http://www.achilles.net/~mgraham/
>
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