[TR] First long road trip

[DAVE HOGYE]

Excellent solution to the matter, Joel.  And good photo of the result.
Dave H.

>     On 09/06/2022 12:04 PM Joel Justin <j_bar_j at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>     I had the same annoyance with the footrest/dipper switch in my TR4. I cut a piece of 1/2" 9-ply birch plywood to 2-1/2" x 9". I painted it black and added a piece of no-slip rubber table to it. I removed the dipper switch and aligned the bottom edge to the plate the dipper switch mounted to. I mounted the dipper switch at the top. Now I've for a nice footrest and to activate the dipper, I reach up with my toe to push the switch.
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>     Joel Justin...
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>     From: Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen at outlook.com>
>     Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 7:17 AM
>     To: list Triumph <triumphs at autox.team.net>
>     Subject: [TR] First long road trip
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>     Last week, I drove the 4A from Albuquerque NM to Breckenridge CO and back: 780 miles total with top down the entire trip. My passenger on this trip was a shoulder bag with a laptop, as I had work in Breckenridge for a few days (some one had to go 😊). My route was through Santa Fe, Taos, NM/CO border, Alamosa, Buena Vista, Fairplay. Great scenery and a cool stop between Chimayo NM and Taos at the Classic Gas Museum.
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>     My hearing, sun and wind protection worked admirably. It rained only once, after I had stopped for the night in Alamosa on the way home.
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>     As far as improvements before the next trip:
>         * A footrest in place of the headlight dipper switch. I’ve got a scheme to use two relays to repurpose the flash-to-pass part of the light switch as both flash-to-pass and headlight dipper. Anyone have other ideas?
>         * A better heater/defroster fan. I can’t tell if it’s actually moving air. The motor is running based on current draw, so perhaps it’s missing weather-stripping or something inside that housing.
>         * Check the boot/trunk for sealing. The bag I put in there smelled of exhaust.
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>     Life is too short to drive boring cars,
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>     Cliff
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