[TR] TR6 trunk lid gas strut conversion!

[Al Salvatore]

The cars used the same mechanical slide.
Then in 80 they put the the gas strut on the TR7.
Maybe they can be doubled up.

Al


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Dave1massey at cs.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 trunk lid gas strut conversion!


> In a message dated 7/1/2010 9:12:45 PM Central Daylight Time,
> tr6parts at charter.net writes:
>> The gas strut your looking for would be the same one used for the 80-81
>> TR7.
>>
>> But you may need two struts and the 6 only has a mounting point for one.
>>
>> Al
>>
> Al, does one mount to the same mounts as the telescopic support already
> there?  If so one could mount two on there with some long bolts and 
> spacers.
> That is a common trick (mounting a third doubled up on one side) on the
> TR7-8's since two are insufficient if you have a luggage rack.
>
> Dave
>
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