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Re: TR6 Questions

To: kwaringa@dynsys.com
Subject: Re: TR6 Questions
From: Joseph J Burlein <tr6guy@juno.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 22:53:43 -0400
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Bentley has the diagrams you need.

Overriders were a Triumph Accessory purchased from the dealer.  They are
chrome.

Joe B
72 TR-6

On Wed, 13 Oct 1999 08:51:14 -0500 "Ken Waringa" <kwaringa@dynsys.com>
writes:
> 
> I bought my first Triumph on Saturday, a 1971 TR6.  I previously 
> owned a
> 1970 MGB and currently own a 1974 Midget.  I decided I was ready for 
> a
> change (with a little more power).  I have ordered the workshop 
> manual for
> my TR6, but it won't be in for a few more days.  I have gotten a lot 
> of info
> from the VTR site and a couple other sites, but I still have a 
> couple
> questions:
> 1.    My car is in parts in preparation for painting.  A lot of 
> the wiring
> under the dash is disconnected (don't know why).  Does the Robert 
> Bentley
> manual have the schematics for the car?  If not, where are they 
> available?
> 2.    My car has "overriders" for the bumpers.  These are round 
> pipes that bolt
> to the top of the front and rear bumpers and appear (the bumpers and
> overriders aren't installed) to run the full length of the bumpers.  
> None of
> the cars I've looked at on the web have anything similar.  Were 
> these a
> stock item or an after market add-on?  The bumpers have been drilled 
> for
> mounting the overriders.  The overriders are chrome, but appear to 
> have been
> painted black at some time.  About half the black paint is peeled 
> off.  Are
> they supposed to be chrome or black?
> 
> I don't plan on restoring the car to show quality, I just want a 
> good
> looking daily driver.
> 
> I appreciate your assistance.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ken
> 
> 

Joe Burlein
72 TR-6
Melbourne, FL

Real cars are designed to carry only two people, anything else is just a
bus.


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