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RE: Competition Windscreen Bolt Holes in Scuttle Panel

To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Competition Windscreen Bolt Holes in Scuttle Panel
From: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 07:18:14 -0800
> How are these bolt holes treated on original cars?  Were "place
> holder" bolts
> installed in the holes?  Are there captive nuts underneath the
> scuttle panel
> to hold the bolts, or loose nuts?  Piggot's "Original Triumph"
> shows a picture
> of a TR2 with four single bolts in place where I have four pairs of bolt
> holes on my TR3A for the "competition windscreens."

The TR2 did come with holes and captive nuts for competition windscreens,
but these were deleted on later cars (and didn't fit the windscreens
available today anyway).  Don't recall offhand when the holes were deleted,
but TS39781LO doesn't have them (and never did).

> With no intention to use Brookland screens, one option would be
> to just fill
> in all the holes, paint the area and be done with it.  My
> preference is to
> keep it original, if possible.

No holes is original for your car, so unless you plan to install windscreens
...

Randall





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