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Come to Summer Party 2010 on July 30-31! Meeting Reports June great to have him along (he’s the one with The theme for Summer Party this year will be “24 Hours Our annual BBQ was held once again on the the flat cap next to me in the group photo). of LeMans.” Participants can dress up or turn their cars into river at Busby Park in Oakville and pleasant LeMans racers. Events will include Drag Racing, Poker weather was enjoyed by over 70 members, Future meetings Rallye and Mountain Tour, LeMans Start Contest, Autocross, wives and guests. Jack Willekes and Brian Attendance at our meetings has grown tre- Social Events, Parties, Concours d’Elegance and much more. Clark cooked the food, while their wives mendously this year and the meeting orga- prepared fixin’s, thanks very much for all of nizers and your executive thank you for your Inexpensive camping is available on the polo field at TRF, your hard work guys! support. We are always open to suggestions and a list of local hotel accommodations can be found Mike Kadzielawski, a member of the for new places to meet and events to enjoy, through links from our web site. For more information and American TR6/TR250 Club “6-PACK” joined so please send your ideas to: president@to- a registration form, please refer to the web site. us from Cary, North Carolina. Mike was in rontotriumph.com or mention them to any Subscribe to TRF’s E-Mail Newsletter the Toronto area on business and it was of your club officers.ragtop Every week, twelve-thousand Triumph and MG enthusiasts in countries around the world receive an E-Mail Newsletter from Charles Runyan. The newsletter always includes wonderful offers on parts, shipping deals, and other TRF news. The newsletter includes links to current Web Site Specials and Weekend Features which change every week. To subscribe to the newsletter, please follow the simple instructions found on the TRF home page. Note that unsubscribing is also easy if you change your mind later. Join TRF Car Club Hundreds of customers of The Roadster Factory belong by David Fidler to TRF Car Club. The club exists to promote TRF Customer May loyalty, and it includes $300.00 in gift certificates each year Some great Spring weather saw us back that you can use as cash to purchase parts. Dues are $100.00 at Jake’s Boathouse, but this time we had per year, but you also get a parts credit in the amount of more than 25 Triumphs turn out for an im- $100.00 every year after the first. You will receive a promptu Show n’ Shine. Jake’s sectioned membership card and sticker. Beautiful club logo. Great off most of their main parking lot so we T-shirts available. Please join on-line, or just phone the sales could have our cars together and we filled every spot. TR3’s, Spits a TR4 and 250, plus line, and ask to join TRF Car Club… the ubiquitous Sixes, were all there for us TRF is The World's Greatest British Sports Car to admire. Bar food was served in the Chart Room, but unfortunately there was a bit of Company a snafu concerning the quantity of chicken Whether you show your car in concours events, enter it wings and veggies ordered, which meant in competitive driving events, or drive it to work every day, that many people missed out. We’re very you can do so with confidence knowing that The Roadster sorry if this included you and we promise Factory is always there for you—on-line or just a phone to count heads better next time! call away. We were very pleased to see a lot of new and also some returning members there. One or two have been members The Roadster Factory for a few years, but had never attended a P.O. Box 332, Armagh, Pennsylvania, 15920, U.S.A. meeting before! Well, we hope to see you Telephone: (800) 234-1104 • Fax: (814) 446-6729 all at many meetings in the future, your at- Internet: www.the-roadster-factory.com tendance is always appreciated.

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When a pinhole developed at the upper hose the hex rests on the radiator and acts as a connection tube, I realized it was time to in- stop. After making sure that all surfaces are stall a low point drain in the radiator instead cleaned and flux is applied, heat the copper of busting my knuckles trying to wrestle off fitting with a torch making sure to avoid ap- the lower hose and possibly damaging the plying the flame directly to the surface of the You could search big catalogues for the best price lower hose connection, every time the cool- radiator. Using regular plumbing type solid ing system needed attention. core solder, touch the solder to the radiator You could buy parts from various suppliers I jacked up the front end onto stands and (not the adapter) testing to see when the crawled under to mark a location on the radi- temperature is sufficient to permit the solder You could pay huge shipping and crazy broker fees ator that would be accessible and permit the to properly flow. As the solder flows around installation of a valve, without any conflicts. the fitting (capillary action is a wonderful You could be returning the parts At this point the radiator is removed and thing), remove the heat and let it cool. Note after center punching the location (punch that the original solder on the radiator sur- lightly) prepare the surface as shown, then face was not disturbed. When it cools, clean You could... using a Unibit, gently drill a hole approxi- it up, repaint and install the valve and plug. mately ½” diameter, so that the shoulder of 1565 Hwy 5 West, RR#1 ...but why would you? ragtop Troy, Ontario, L0R 2B0 We are your local source for quality parts and only stock Toll Free 1-888-485-2277 Local: 905-627-9995 the best. When you consider the benefits of friendly local 24hr Fax: 416-410-6479 service, no quibble exchanges, next day delivery or same E-mail: [email protected] day pick-up, plus great advice and customer service, Parts List 1 - 3/8” copper x male adapter British Auto Sport is hard to beat. 1 - 3/8” Ball type gas cock 1 - 3/8” brass plug Plumbing type solder and flux Try us for your next project! Benz-o-matic , or plumbers torch British Auto Sport Toll Free 1-888-485-2277 Ragtop I Summer I 2010 www.torontotriumph.com 15 problem solved

Unblock Your Drains by Tom Chimenti - 6pack 1 2 3 4 5

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3 When I began restoring my ’74 TR6 painting, I was determined to find a solu- access to the cavity behind the fender. the other end of the hose through the hole. I determined the best placement for cured the hose with a /4” wire clamp. I drilled 1 5 years ago, the first thing I removed were tion to prevent water from entering this You can gain access and remove the hole in the side panel (photo 3). the hose to exit was at the lower portion of a /4” hole through the side panel, in the the rotten front fenders to gain access area. 6-PACK member Paul Rego came up existing rubber hoses located at the far I am using new splash shields from The the splash shield (photo 5). ribbed area. I did this so the head of the bolt to the sills. Once removed, I was greeted with an elegant solution using the drain corners, behind the dash. The first step Roadster Factory. You will need to drill Insert the free end of the hose through used to secure the clamp would not interfere 1 by two small rubber hoses protruding plugs off a 65-66 Mustang. The nice sur- is to clean/unplug the vent area on top three holes. Two outer holes attach the the splash shield and bolt the shield in place with the interior kick panel. I used a /4” screw through the side panel not more than 5 prise is that this upgrade can be accom- of the scuttle. If you have taken off the rubber drain plug and the larger center (photo 6). I trimmed back the excess tube with a fender washer on the inside rib and a 1 inches long. The design intent was to car- plished for about $20. plastic grill or vent door, now would be hole is the exit for the vinyl tube. The drain sticking out of the shield to /2” (photo 7). split lockwasher/nut on the clamp surface. I 5 1 ry water (and debris) that entered into Parts include: /8” OD x /2” ID vinyl tub- a good time to coat the inside area with plug holes are 2” apart and the vinyl tube There is a slit on the back side of the drain sealed the hole and behind the fender wash- 3 the scuttle vent on top to exit out the ing, Home Depot, $8.00, 2x Small hose a rust preventative. I used a long, flexible hole is /4” from the lower drain plug hole. plug that will need to be removed with a er with 3M body sealant. When mounting the 3 hoses and drain out the vehicle via two clamps, Home Depot, $1.25 each, 2 x /4” stick with a small brush attached to the With the vinyl hose hole, I used a step drill pair of scissors. Once removed, the vinyl clamp, ensure that the hose is not kinked and 1 small indentations formed in the sill. If Wire clips, Home Depot, $1.95, 2 x /4” Ma- end which was soaked with POR-15. Make bit to create a hole that was slightly un- tube will be able to slip inside the drain the hose continues its downward journey to your car spent most of its life in the snow chine screws, washers, and nuts, 2 x Rear sure you have a bucket to catch the liquid dersized so the tube would pass through plug. The rubber drain plug has two mush- the splash shield (photo 9). belt, as mine did, then it was susceptible Quarter Drain Plugs 65/66 Mustang, Part exiting out the drains. Next, slip the hose the hole but would be held in place with room heads that need to squeeze through Finally, I applied body sealant under the to road salt and freezing/thawing water number 11201 01, Mustangs Unlimited. clamp over the end of the vinyl tube and friction (Use safety glasses when drilling/ the holes. They are a little tricky to push drain plug and around the holes to prevent sitting inside this dark cavity. After 30+ com $2.95 each, body sealant or caulking place it on the nipple end of the drain and deburring the holes) I used a small section through, a little dish wash soap will help water from intruding (photo 10). The end years, the lack of rust proofing in this of your choice. Just a couple of assump- secure. The nice part about vinyl is that it of tube to determine the correct diameter seat them in place (photo 8). result is a clean looking application that will area took its toll (photo 1). tions: Your front fenders are off the car or is much more flexible than the hardened (photo 4). The holes for the rubber drain Next step; to prevent the hose from loos- allow water to exit and prevent debris from 5 3 After many hours of metal work and the splash shields can be removed to gain hose it is replacing (photo 2). You can feed plug are /16” for the lower, /8” for the upper ening or hitting the inside of the fender, I se- entering into the vehicle. ragtop

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gauge as a visual aid to finding that spot. Why a Vacuum Gauge? Vacuum reading The answer is, in order to eliminate 19” of mercury or ignore, if you will, the inherent inaccuracy of the timing marks on an older engine’s damper. How does timing relate to a vacuum gauge reading? An internal combustion engine has been described as an “Air Pump” and whether or not we like that character- ization, we can’t deny that without air the engine will not function, no matter Perfect how much fuel or spark we feed it. Air is sucked in and pushed out and by mea- suring the air sucked in, we can judge the engine’s efficiency in ‘breathing’. We use the volume of air in relation to the volume of fuel to evaluate the ef- A vacuum gauge like this can be bought for under $35 . Timing ficiency of carburetors or injectors and This example also reads fuel pressure the quality of the combustion, and we use the manifold vacuum to evaluate the depending on which side of the pond you’re from) upon hard Finding Your ‘Sweet Spot’ efficiency of the engine’s ability to digest acceleration, the timing is not right, regardless of the reading the fuel/air mixture. By ‘digest’ I mean on the gauge. determining if combustion was com- Another thing to remember is that with a change in timing, by Ken Dalhonde - 6pack plete enough so that the combustion idle speed will change. Maintain your desired idle speed by mak- chamber could be nearly evacuated by ing equal adjustments to your throttle stop screws. Also, leave all Connect gauge to the exhaust cycle and empty enough vacuum connections in place on the distributor, just as they will brake assist vacuum to accept an adequate supply of fresh pipe on early TR6 be as you drive normally. Specifically the vacuum retard and ad- First let me say that this is not an argument fuel and air mixture. The vacuum pres- vance, if that’s the way you run. against ignition timing for the TR6 being be- ent in the intake manifold reflects this While on the subject of vacuum lines, the question may have oc- tween 10 and 14 degrees BTDC at idle. It may ability to inhale and the optimum tim- curred to you as to where to connect your vacuum gauge? well be that your engine’s sweet spot lays ing of combustion within the chamber If your car was equipped with an Anti Run-On Valve (ARV) you within that range. But how do you know (cylinder) that enables it. would have a banjo fitting on the intake manifold with one nipple when you are in that range? Most internal combustion engines at for the ARV and another for the brake servo. Disconnect the hose Most people will say “by using a tim- sea level are designed to operate with a on the nipple for the ARV and make your connection there. Don’t ing light and observing the timing marks that the distributor’s driving dog’s relationship manifold vacuum of 17 to 21 inches of mercury, at idle speed. worry about plugging the hose to the ARV. on the crankshaft damper”, but therein to the distributor’s drive gear, becomes more Exceptions would be due to a cam whose intake and exhaust If your engine did not use the ARV (69-72), use the vacuum lies the problem. While the timing marks spacious from the constant pressure of the valves overlap in open duration or high altitudes, where atmo- gauge adaptor on the vacuum pipe for the servo; no need to plug were considered accurate when the en- spinning, especially at start-up. spheric pressure affects vacuum. the servo either (see top photo page 25). gine was fresh and new, time has taken its The consequences of all this, plus the Now, I’d like to bring up some points specific to our stock TR6 Let the engine warm up before evaluating the vacuum gauge toll on the components that control the possibility of deterioration of the actual engines. readings and if the needle is anything more than a quiver, then you damper marks’ relationship to the pointer. damper’s bonded components, leads to a Do not strive for the maximum vacuum reading. If the dis- have other problems, assuming a stock cam, and refer to the link If you’ve ridden a bicycle or used a chain cumulative effect, which affects the accuracy tributor is oriented properly, the tachometer cable will prob- provided for help in diagnosing the problem. The vacuum gauge is saw, you already know that chains stretch of the timing marks. ably restrict the clockwise rotation (advance) of the distributor. an invaluable tool for diagnosing certain engine problems. and sprockets wear. Same applies to our tim- So what’s the solution; how, with the in- With the tach cable disconnected, I have been able to advance Go find your engine’s ‘Sweet Spot’, but just keep it out of the 20s! ing chain and sprockets. We all know that a evitable inaccuracy, do you find your engine’s the timing to the point where the Vacuum Gauge reads in the ragtop gear set wears, such as in our transmissions and sweet spot for the ignition timing? low 20s, which is over advanced in anybody’s book. differentials. So too the camshaft and oil pump Well, if you’ve spent anytime on the 6-PACK fo- Remember that the vacuum gauge is a ‘visual aid’ and if the Links: www.secondchancegarage.com/public/186.cfm gear sets. I think it should also come as no surprise rums, you’ve probably seen topics on using a vacuum engine sounds rough, uneven, or the valves rattle (ping or pink, http://automotivemileposts.com/garage/v2n8.html

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by David Fidler It’s almost like one of those latter day exploration challenges, such as rowing across the Atlantic or sailing around the world. The circumnavigation of Lake Breakdown Brings Out Ontario held a lot of appeal for me and so it did to many other TTC ‘explor- ers’. While not an opportunity for me to get into the ‘Guinness Book of World Records’ (at least, not for driving around the lake!), it was a fantastic chance The Best in People to take my wife Gloria on a “pre-wedding anniversary” mini-vacation and the by Peter May other lady in my life, Rosie, for a nice long drive. Clive & Jacquelynne Huizinga and Robin & Ria Searle organized a well pre- We broke down east of Bath - total power failure - just as if we had ran out of gas. Shortly sented and memorable three day event, which everyone enjoyed tremendous- after, the next ferry load of TR6s came along and everyone jumped under the hood to Line up for the Glenorra ferry ly - thank you! figure out what had happened - from changing the coil to testing a spare rotor. Nothing Rather than write a ‘blow-by-blow’ account, I thought I would let the pho- worked, so everyone went on to Kingston and we waited for CAA. In the meantime we tographs do the talking and one or two members tell you a little about what phoned our daughter and my sister-in-law to search the internet for a repair company in made the 2010 Around The Lake Tour memorable for them. So ladies & gentle- Kingston who can fix TR6s. They both came up with the same name - Madeley Automo- men, start your engines! tive. While waiting for CAA, a local came out of his house to offer us a soft drink, shade and Following the lake on Highway 33 from Glenorra to Kingston the use of his toilet if needed. Later he came back with a photocopy of the yellow pages showing repair companies in Kingston that might help - what a nice person. One other individual who had previously owned a TR6 stopped to assist. CAA came along and took us to Madeley Automotive on the flatbed. Brian the owner, who was such a nice and helpful person, did a few tests and determined that it was in fact the ignition rotor after all! The other spare we tried from the group must’ve been faulty. Not having any in stock, he contacted Ron Minaker who had a couple of TR6s. Ron was so kind and took one out of his car. Brian sent a courier to pick up the part and installed it. It fired up and we were on our way. To top it all off Brian did not charge us a dime as he just had a great interest in getting us back on the road to catch up with the tour. Without the enthusiasm of people who stopped at the side of the road to assist us, plus We just missed the Wolfe Island ferry and watched it leave in particular Brian Madeley and Ron Minaker, we would not have had such a wonderful Relaxing in Bowmanville the evening before the start on its one hour return trip Lunch at Lake On The Mountain weekend ‘Around The Lake’. If anybody needs assistance in Kingston, Brian is your man.

Fid & Gloria take their parking spot On board the Glenorra ferry on the Wolfe Island ferry

Cars Parked during lunch at Lake On The Mountain

Rosie among friends on the Glenorra ferry Gathering for the start at the HoJo Bowmanville - while Mrs . Fidler sleeps! Cap’n on the bridge! Clive Huizinga and Syl & Liz Demers make sure the Wolfe Islander is steered straight

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Cars sporting their ATL signs at Alton Other Triumphs and an Austin Healey joined us for the BBQ at the Aspinwall Antiques Motel, Henderson Harbor, NY Packing them in on the Cape Vincent ferry, with the USA in the background

Ooops, someone got run over! Fixing a leaky bottom hose in Alton, Packed onto The Wolfe Islander with lots of experts on hand while Clive attends to his car

Wind Turbines on Wolfe Island

A beautiful 1966 Healey

Line up for the Cape Vincent ferry

Party time at Henderson Harbor - l to r Bernadette May, Liz Demers and Pauline DeCarlo . .

Terry & Maureen Dunne wait for the Cape Vincent ferry Clive (centre) waiting to get the flock off the ferry . . Tom & Ann Gifford cutting the rug

22 www.torontotriumph.com Ragtop I Summer I 2010 Ragtop I Summer I 2010 www.torontotriumph.com 23 Moonlight Boat Cruise by Gord Linkletter After a great meal at The New York Wine and Culinary Center, Clive had about 15 cars lined up to leave for the moonlight Cruise. We headed Lunch at Mariner’s Landing restaurant in Olcott, NY - the table on the left Lunch at Steger Haus, Sodus Point, NY saying “cheers” are some of our newer members, Gord Linkletter & partner out East on US 20 and Fanny Gragor and Jim & Carole Dunkley then South onto 247 through some beauti- Dinner in Canandaigua, NY at the New York Wine & Culinary Centre ful farm countryside. Once we got further down and onto 364 the terrain started to get more interesting, as in more twisty bits, through the valley down towards Lake Keuka. Our leader was a bit slow, to fully Cars get a wash while we eat at Steger Haus stretch the legs of our eager TR6. However, in the interest of safety Objects in and common sense, mirror are closer than we did not attempt to Fid tries the local Sled Dog brew, his verdict? This horse will never race again! Andrew Grace & Rachael Evans saying goodbye at the border they appear pass. We then headed west along the lake towards Branchport where we arrived at the dock to meet our Hosts for the 2 hr cruise on Lake Kueka. Sodus Point Lighthouse The Esperanza Rose is a wooden hulled boat, painted and preserved in great condition. We were welcomed onboard with live music which continued all evening. The Captain did a great job piloting his ship through a narrow 7 foot deep channel out into the lake. We then cruised approximately 20 miles under clear moonlight skies enjoying the music, drinks and great company. The Cap- tain had to return through the very narrow entrance to the dock, but this time in the dark, which he did with skill and without event. Our drive home was a little more exciting after we decided to leave the lead cars at the gas station and trust our in- stincts and GPS to get back to Canandaigua. We were able to follow a local car and had a chance to push the TR on some of the twisty bits (when Fanny was sleeping). We arrived safely back from another great event organized by Clive and Jac- quelynne. ragtop Terry Dunne steers the ship during the moonlight cruise Group photo taken after lunch in Olcott, NY

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Shakespearean Spring Fling by David Tushingham Oh, let’s not forget the ‘other’ marque! “O, how this spring (fling) resembleth The uncertain glory of a (May) day; at Anna Mae’s Bakery and the Cheese Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, Factory. At these stops, we picked And by and by a cloud takes all away.” up poker cards as we tried to build a The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act 1, Scene 3 winning poker hand, to be turned in at the evening’s festivities. Cars were With apologies to Sir William Shakespeare... filled with baked goods and fresh the following report involves the Two Gentle- cheeses before we headed on to Mill- men of Newmarket & Bobcaygeon - Ed. bank Family Furniture for a look around. We continued on our tour through Newton and Milverton, an area noted for its population of Amish and we spotted a Where do you park 50 cars for lunch? few horse and buggies along the way and many well kept farms. About 7 miles from stops along the way. We picked up another Stratford and an equal distance from St poker card at Klomps Nursery and Garden had spent most of the evening prior story about you hauling around the ma- Mary’s is the town of Avon, a really pictur- Center and left the flowers there for the la- Ito Friday’s departure to Stratford Ontario, nure spreader! esque setting nestling low down in a valley dies to buy. Our last stop of the day was at cleaning and doing some final mainte- After a stop at Timmy’s in Arthur to pick bordered by a gentle stream. On our way the British Touch, a cute little store selling all nance checks on my ‘73 TR6, as per my up Bob and his yellow TR6, the weather to St Mary’s we passed through Junction things British. I managed to find some room usual routine before a drive of any length. was starting to be somewhat of a concern Railway Station built in 1858, a bustling in the TR6 boot for a couple of enameled This trip was to be a little different for me as the skies began to darken. We decided hub of activity until 1941 and now recog- signs that caught my fancy (thank you for as I was going to have some distinguished to move on, top down, to see if we could yard was beginning to fill up nicely with nized as an historically significant building, the Guinness one Tush! - Ed). company along for the ride. I was happy to make it into Stratford before the rain be- LBCs. As I drove to my parking spot, I spot- restored by the town of St. Mary’s. We had some time to relax at the Festival have Robin Searle join me as co-pilot for gan. As they say, hindsight is 20/20. ted some familiar faces and waved hello, We stopped for lunch and our annual Inn prior to the awards banquet and some the weekend’s adventure, while Ria stayed We had turned south on Highway 12 excited to be there. I had a chance to relax Spring Fling Car show in the heart of St took the opportunity to have a swim and at home and tended to a pre-planned ga- and were running in and out of small pock- and catch up with old friends from both Mary’s, at Milt Dunnell Park. We had the hang out by the pool. The dinner was being rage sale. ets of rain. A little further south we ran into clubs during the afternoon registration Parking lot party chance to wander held at the Hotel and We left for Stratford on Friday afternoon a detour and were forced to go a little more and later had a nice dinner at a local restau- through town and we had a nice room under overcast skies with another TR6 in west out of our way. Unfortunately, the de- rant with 20+ members of the TTC. Back at fore staging in the parking lot for the mass enjoyed a nice lunch set up for our festivi- tow, as Steven and Anita Craib decided to tour signs led us over to a long gravel road the Inn, we had a pleasant evening under departure. at one of the local ties. We had a great keep us company along the way. We took running south. We decided to take it slow starry skies, relaxing in our lounge chairs in From the Festival Inn parking lot we restaurants. One dinner and laughed the scenic route from my home in New- over the gravel and as we drove farther and around the courtyard. It was an early headed out through Shakespeare and past day I must re-visit St with our friends market across Highway 9 through Oran- south it got darker and darker and started night for me however, as I had plans for a the British Touch store, which we would Mary’s, as it is also the throughout the night. geville and over to Arthur, where we would to rain heavily. The gravel soon turned to very early morning. visit later in the afternoon. We were on our home of the Cana- The votes had been meet up with another TR6 owner, Bob Muir mud and my white car was no longer clean. We had a full day planned for Saturday way to Punkeydoodle Corners for a photo dian Baseball Hall of tabulated and awards from Collingwood, before turning south to It rained so hard that we eventually had to starting with a tour through Perth and opportunity under the often stolen com- Fame and I have yet were given out to the Stratford. stop and put the top up, as I couldn’t see Oxford Counties beginning at 9 am. First munity sign post. So much for the clean to find the time to go An early one horsepower roadster winners of the car The trip across Highway 9 was an inter- out of my glasses much less my wind- order of the day for me was to get the car car. Less than 20 minutes into the drive, there. show. Alas, our poker esting one, as it turned out Robin and Ria screen. Robin and I jumped out and man- in a more presentable condition for the af- we were back on gravel roads and the car We submitted our ballots for the car hand was not a winner, but the weekend lived on a farm in the area in their younger aged to get the top up in pretty good time, ternoon car show and shine. So at 6 am, I was quickly coated in dust as we travelled show and picked up another poker card, certainly was and we all had a great time. days. As we toured through the country- but we were quite wet when we arrived at was down at the local spray wash, washing along in the middle of the pack of about 50 before hitting the road again. Robin and I Many thanks go out to the MG Car Club of side Robin acted as tour guide and told the check-in desk of the Festival Inn, a little away the dirt and dust associated with the cars. After a quick stop at the corners, we were building a pretty good poker hand (or Toronto for hosting us and to the efforts of some great stories about the area and life while later. previous day’s trek. By 7:30 am I was back continued on through New Hamburg, and so we thought)…we continued on a loop Spring Fling organizers Peter Mittler and on the farm. Don’t worry Ria, I won’t tell the Around the back of the Inn, the court- at the hotel and had a quick bite to eat be- Wellesley on our way to a stop in Millbank back towards Stratford and made two more Stuart MacFarlane. ragtop

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ed... “to forget it!” The suit suggested “silicone, just smear it on, use water to dilute it and it will spread easier.” Off he went to the dinner and dance... it’s 7:30 pm now... I try Split diaphragm another test drive... NO WAY, absolute c*#&. Now comes the savior. Peter and his racing buddy talk about replacement parts and they come up with a guy who his leads to wife used to date, “He’s got a parts store on the news that Penny was running worse doesn’t he?” Sure enough arrangements than ever... shaking beginning at 35 mph... were made to meet him at 10 am Sunday Peter said, “we’ll have another look and see and he’ll open the store. It’s now 8:30 pm what we’ve missed”. At 4 pm I met up with and we’ve missed the Dinner and Dance. unexpected Peter at the home of an old racing buddy So, I stayed with Peter and his friends for a of his. After putting their heads together friendly BBQ. A good time had by all, as the it was decided to look at the Stromberg problem was solved... or so I thought. carbs. Off came one and it was cleaned bal- The parts were obtained and replaced anced or whatever one does to the bits of at a local Show and Shine, under the buldge so... then Penny died... or decided to take a these delicate parts. They were sparkling watchful eyes of John Q public. Both dia- rest. I immediately looked in the rear view by the time they were finished and put phragms were replaced. We then set off to by Larry Llewllyn mirror and saw an 18 wheel oil tanker ap- back. “Go test drive it Larry!” “No, Let’s do test drive Penny on a local freeway, only to proaching, about to negotiate the same the other one”, Peter said. find the shaking was almost violent at 40 hair-pin turn under the bridge. I had the About now, an old timer rolled up in a mph. I in my wisdom suggested “it was no presence of mind to throw on the hazards suit, ready to go to the dinner and dance. longer the engine, it appears to be in the ell to those of you who read tacted the committee and suggested they and make a radio call to Peter... “I’m dead, He was also a sports car buff... you can pic- steering”. Another test drive by Peter... he Wthe first entry of my diary you may have hold a vintage car show of alumni who I Can’t START!” I see Peter backing up, un- ture the 4 Amigos, me, a gopher, Peter and returns with the same conclusion. hoped or thought it was the last. Well I’m may still be driving their old rods or reliv- known to him the tanker is trying to nego- his racing buddy and this guy in a suit. Pe- Peter says “Let’s put it on the basketball back! This is the most recent adventure ing their past through newly acquired old- tiate the turn wider... I suddenly became a ter was still adamant in wanting to check court and check the tracking “. I was relegat- with my TR7 from hell... no, no, I didn’t say ies. We could hold a car show and all alum- devout Catholic and said seven Hail Mary’s. the other carb, before I went to test drive. ed to the passenger side; my friend was on that... from now on she is to be referred ni could show off their pride and joys. They Peter swerved to miss the tanker... it passed However, around the block I went, only to the driver’s side; while Peter drove ever so to as ‘Miss Penny Lane’ or ‘Penny’ to all her bought into it... and designated the job to around the corner up a grade. A Close call. come back sweating bullets. “It’s running slowly. There we are looking at the tires and friends. Sit back and be prepared to suffer me! Surprisingly, we had 28 cars show up Now we were both holding up traffic, as like c*#&!”... Off came the other carb, and the frame... I spot something on the front as I did, the woes of a Triumph owner... sto- from Ottawa, Kitchener, and Toronto. we pushed Penny to the side. For the sake we discovered the rubber diaphragm was passenger side. I told the expert “You check, ries you can all relate to or even surpass. At this point, I should mention my old of this writing, we got Penny started, but split in a few places. Now what? I’m worried if you see something, don’t say anything... I’ll The story I’m about to relate really starts classmate, Peter Gilbert (an ex-racer) and by this time I was hurling unprintable ad- about getting back to Toronto, it’s now 6 pm drive and see if Peter spots the same prob- in Sept 2008, when Chambly County High his wife Louise, came on-stream. We hadn’t jectives at my bucket of bolts. Penny was and stores are closed, tomorrow is Sunday lem”. Surefire Peter spots it too and visually School in St. Lambert, Quebec, put out an seen each other in 40 years, he was to ac- running very rough and wanted to stall, in with nothing open. I’m beside myself. they both see the problem. ”Stop, stop, we ‘all points bulletin’ for volunteers to help company me in a 1948 Bentley. But, as before crossing the ‘border’. The trip ap- bumper to bumper traffic for the next 45 Canadian ingenuity prevails... make found it”! A buldge the size of a fist, on the putting on their 60th Reunion... I, being a everyone knows women are smarter than peared to be flawless. All the prep time, oil minutes across the bridge. We arrived at shift... crazy glue... none in the house. Pe- tire. It’s now 2:00 pm... we have our good member of the class of ’65 (not the grad- men and they are always right, Louise was changes and excursions with the TTC was a my motel, but running very, very rough. ter goes to a local ‘Depanneur’... no luck... bye lunch at the reunion. uating class, we won’t go there), volun- adamant that “If Larry drives his car too, I’m precursor to this ‘BIG ONE’... then my world The CCHS 60th itinerary called for a meet I went door-to-door around the houses I raced off to a local Canadian Tire store, teered as class rep. not going, I’m not going to be put in a posi- fell apart. and greet and car show 3 pm – 9 pm Fri- where the repair was being done... finally, had two front tires replaced and was on my Remember, the TTC has got me into tion with two cars breaking down!” We arrived in Montreal at 5pm, the day; a variety show on Saturday at 1 pm - 3 some Crazy Glue. It’s the same in French way by 4 pm. Show and Shine addictions, Canadian So it was that we left TO at 10 am on height of rush hour, heading to the Cham- pm; Dinner and Dance in the evening. At by the way. That didn’t work. Next, brains I arrived in Toronto at 10:30 pm, with Classics, Spring Flings and our pride and a Thursday; Peter drove in a friend’s Mer- plain Bridge, south on Hwy 220. For those breakfast Saturday morning it was decided all working overtime, “how about a Band- one stop for gas. joy - British Car Day. Add to these, driving cedes sport coupe and I in Penny. Commu- of you who have never been there, please Peter would show me how to change spark Aid and stick it on the tears?”... No... we’ll Turns out I bought Penny in November ‘Around The Lake’ in 2007 (even though nication was by way of hands-free walkie- take an accelerated skid school course to plugs and the inline fuel filter, while Lou- fabricate a diaphragm with surgical glove 2006... the tires were brand new, no mile- I was in a Honda Fit) and I am hooked on talkies, this turned out to be a smart move. contend with the thousands of Jacques ise went shopping. After this was accom- rubber. Ever tried cutting a surgical rub- age on them. However they were made a passion to drive. So I was all hyped up 401 to Quebec with a few stops on the way, Villeneuve clones. I was negotiating an un- plished we separated and met at the vari- ber glove? Not as easy as one thinks! After week 33 1998... by the DOT mark! The belt to drive my Penny to the big event. I con- Bellville, Kingston, with a last fill in Ontario, derpass, a very small one built in 1911 or ety show. I hooked up with Peter to pass painfully trying to attach this it was decid- had separated in two places. ragtop

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Name: Scott Douglas Location: Burlington, ON Member since: Oct. 2009 Current Triumph: 1974 TR6 Pimento/Black First Triumph: ’74 Triumph Spitfire, ’70 Spitfire Mk3 and ’69 Spitfire MK3.. Born: November 1966, Edinburgh, Scotland Occupation: Industrial Electrician, Industrial Instrumentation Technician Other Hobbies: Soccer, playing and coaching, golf, and attending the occasional beer tasting. Favorite Music: Very eclectic. My iPod currently has everything from Roger Miller & Johnny Cash to Tom Jones and Ramstein. My AND WE STILL ARE. favorite for driving top down is Bob Marley. Favorite Movie: Snatch, or anything of military history. What would you buy if you won the lottery: I would buy a very nice Triumph, a comfortable house in the country and the best education money could buy for my son. Background: I bought a 1974 Tri- Three people I would invite to dinner: I would have to invite umph Spitfire, Damson/Black, when I was 17. I owned it for 4 or 5 years and sold it someone to cook, for that is a skill I have not obtained. Where after I got married and bought a house. I A LOT OF INSURANCE COMPANIES SAY THEY KNOW CLASSIC AND ANTIQUE CARS. BUT WE BELIEVE NO ONE KNOWS THEM would one find a talented chef on short notice? If Tush were busy bought a 1970 MK 3 Spitfire in 2003 and BETTER THAN STATE FARM. AFTER ALL WE WERE INSURING MANY OF THESE CARS LONG BEFORE THEY BECAME CLASSICS. Gordon Ramsey, Gordon Strachan (soccer manager) and Doug a 1969 MK 3 Spitfire a year or two later. AND AS THE WORLD’S LARGEST CAR INSURER, WE CURRENTLY INSURE WELL OVER 120,000 OF THESE UNIQUE MACHINES. Gilmour. When I bought the TR6 last fall I owned WITH STATE FARM YOU’RE ALWAYS SURE OF GETTING COVERAGE THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU---AND YOUR CAR. AT SOME OF Favorite meal: Steak on the BBQ, medium rare. three Triumphs for a brief time, until my THE MOST COMPETIVE RATES AVAILABLE. PERHAPS THAT’S WHY SO MANY CLASSIC AND ANTIQUE CAR OWNERS INSIST ON wife Dawn put her foot down and I sold the INSURING THEIR AUTOMOTIVE TREASURES WITH STATE FARM THAN WITH ANY OTHER COMPANY. two Spitfires. SO CALL YOUR STATE FARM AGENT TODAY AND YOU’LL LEARN THAT JUST LIKE SOME CARS, SOME INSURANCE COMPANIES I’m an Electrician and Instrument Techni- ONLY IMPROVE WITH AGE. cian by trade and served my apprentice- ship at Dofasco, a steel mill in Hamilton. I currently work for the Region of Halton in plant maintenance for waste water treat- WAYNE C. MCGILL ment plants. AGENT I have been married to my lovely wife STATE FARM UNIT 21 - 2345 WYECROFT ROAD Dawn for 23 years and we have a 17 year OAKVILLE ONTARIO L6L 6L8 INSURANCE COMPANIES old son. My wife and son take great delight BUS. 905-847-5671 CANADIAN HEAD OFFICES: in mocking my Triumph addiction every EMAIL: [email protected] AURORA, ONTARIO time a parcel arrives with “critical spares” for the TR6. If I weren’t having so much fun I would take their advice to seek help. LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR STATE FARM IS THERE. ragtop

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Following on from an illustration, although I did have one in my possession at one time, now why did his article on the first I give it away? The Triumph hardtop certainly added rigidity to the TR6, albeit it TR6 hardtop cars in wasn’t as sophisticated as the top fitted to the Fall 2009 issue, the earlier TR4 and 5, with its removable 1 hard top lid that could be replaced by a Derek Graham starts a two simple ‘H’ frame and soft top cover (the part history, beginning with ‘Surrey’ top). What the TR6 hardtop did feature was the ability to have both hard & missions from both within and without the factory hardtop. soft tops fitted at the same time. This was the Standard Triumph organisation. For- achieved by releasing the rear set screws tunately for us this dilemma came to the on the soft top and the centre soft top attention of Karmann via their UK agent screw fixing on the B post, and by then Bernard Hopfinger, who was based in asking? Well lets face it the rounded “Sur- TR250 sales brochure for that model (see fitting the hardtop over the soft top and The Factory Hardtops Coventry. Karmann were able to offer rey top” to give it its nickname, did not re- photo 4). According to the photographic disguising the fact that the soft top was Triumph a deal to not only redesign the ally suit the new angular lines of the TR6, ledgers at the Heritage Centre in Gaydon, still there by using a special hard & soft Michelotti TR, but also to produce the (see photo 1 showing the Karmann mock this appears to have taken Triumph a little top hood cover to hide the soft top away required tooling for the new model, in up). My enquiries to Karmann circa 10 years longer to achieve than anticipated and (see image 7 of the very last TR6 coming off what was to turn out to be a very short ago, when I did the research for my original the first images of the production hard- the production line with both soft & hard timescale. Needless to say a contract was TR6 article, did confirm that they had de- top were only released by mid-November tops fitted). Triumph did of course sell the agreed and the connection with Karmann veloped a style for the new TR6 hardtop, 1968. Even the first UK TR6 sales brochures TR6 as both a hardtop and as a soft top his is the story of the TR6 hardtop. was made. Within a very short period of however it hadn’t been liked by the Tri- showed an artists impression (see image 5), model and even supplied them both if re- TI will start off with a brief history of Kar- time they had reached agreement for the umph management and wasn’t proceeded and the US brochure didn’t even mention quired. Kits were also made available from mann’s involvement in the styling of the re-design and the go ahead was given to with. Unfortunately no sketches have ever that a hardtop would be made available. Triumph via the Dealers as an accessory to TR6 (for the full story see 6-PACK Spring 2009 produce a mock up. This was carried out 3 surfaced of this proposal. Despite this set However by the time of the press release convert either way. ragtop issue -Ed), followed by a potted history for on a TR4A, GKV 672E, which had been sent back Triumph took it upon themselves to on the 14th January the the Triumph styled hardtop and the few to them for this very purpose and the rest design the new hardtop in-house and in hardtop was shown fitted changes that occurred to it during pro- as you know is history, Karmann achieved 7 4 fact displayed it in the styling studio in to the prototype TR6, X776, duction. Then I will follow in the summer sign-off of the full scale mock up by late April 1968 (see photo 2). For whatever rea- by this time registered MDU issue with brief descriptions of the various August 1967 and work started immediately son they fitted this to another TR4A, GKV 743F (see photo 6). aftermarket hardtops that were on the production of the 309D, rather than to the mock up GKV 672E During production, the available during TR6 produc- body tools, with a batch of or to the running prototype X776, both of only changes that hap- tion, including the situation 10 prototype shells be- which were in existence at that time. As pened to the hardtop were as I am aware of it today. ing completed by early can be seen the basic style is there and all a change from black to Triumph’s search for a 1968 and the first built that remained was to tidy up the rear vent beige headlining for the new TR in early 1967 up prototype being 5 arrangement and other minor details, prior 1970 model update and started naturally completed by Tri- to the start of production. It does appear a change to the shape of with Michelotti, umph on the 28th that Triumph may have got their styling the rear corner trim pieces, however their March 1968. cues from an early Michelotti sketch (see very early in production. I approach at that Now what has image 3) and possibly also from the op- must admit that I have only time had found this to do with tional hardtop produced by Dynaplastics ever seen one of these early him fully com- the TR6 hardtop for the TR250, as featured in the Triumph trim pieces and don’t have mitted with com- you may well be 2 34 www.torontotriumph.com Ragtop I Summer I 2010 Ragtop I Summer I 2010 www.torontotriumph.com 35 historically speaking UK6

Hardtop UK5 The TR6 is. I have other images provided by Roger ops Stortford, Hertfordshire produced a that there are probably more manu- UK1 hardtop with a similar style to the works Ferris, which show a Microplas without any facturers than I have discovered, how- hardtop. Period advertisements show the glass and without the skylights and it looks ever in alphabetical order the ones same top fitted to a TR5 but it was to be pretty similar. Hopefully someone that I am aware of so far are: listed as available for the TR4, 4A, may be able to confirm or maybe even own 1) Custom Hardtops, 1768 Caspian 5 & 6 for the princely sum of £69 the one illustrated and are just waiting to Ave, Long Beach, CA. 90801. Custom NA1 (see image UK1 very kindly pro- pluck up enough courage to put it on the Hardtops produced three versions of vided by Richard Purcheon who UK3 TR one of these days? It is certainly distinc- their hardtop, a plain sided, a port- had one fitted to his six for a while). tive and you never know, it may even have hole version and a ¾ window version. Richard noted that it had no head lining been the inspiration for the Renault Me- These first two appear to have been a and had an internal egg shell paint finish gane!! I initially thought that it might have carryover from the TR4/TR250 range that looked a bit like marble. AKS were of separate backlight and roof panel for £460. been the twin “Skylight” version of the SAH and certainly the porthole version ap- course famous for manufacturing the Ogle 4) Lenham Motor Company, 47 West top, but the rear window is not tall enough. pears in a number of period advertise- Mini and SP250 body shells. Street, Harrietsham, Kent. The Lenham top Microplas also made a “Surrey” version for ments, which show it fitted to a TR4. I 2) Fibresports, 34/36 Bowlers Croft, is probably the most well known of the TR6 the earlier TR4/5. have also come across the plain sided The Aftermarket Hardtops Basildon. This company is apparently still fibreglass hardtops and in fact throughout 6) SAH Accessories Ltd, Leighton Buz- versions for sale on ebay. ly a bit on the cheesy side: in existence and a period advertisement the late sixties, seventies and indeed into zard, Bedfordshire. SAH produced their Image NA1 shows their (a) Top Exterior - “Beau- that I have states that they produced works the eighties you couldn’t pick up a clas- 655 model for the TR250, 5 and 6. This was later “Snugtops” version, tifully embossed with a style hardtops for the TR6. Unfortunately, I sic car magazine without coming across available as a basic model with a nylon with the rear ¾ window rich Landau finish” haven’t been able to find any images and their advertisement somewhere within flock sprayed interior or could be obtained as fitted to the TR6. I am (b) Top Interior - “Hand- he steel factory hardtop was of my enquiries to them have drawn a blank. the magazine. The Lenham hardtop is of with a deluxe PVC washable padded lining not sure when they start- crafted to please the most courseT quite heavy and easily damaged in 3) Honeybourne Mouldings, Unit 21, course still available from Rimmer Broth- at additional cost. Twin perspex skylights ed marketing their range critical of connoisseur” storage. Fiberglass had been the new rev- Waterloo Park Industrial Estate, Bidford-on- ers who purchased the moulds when they could also be ordered in tinted green, blue as “Snugtops”, however (c) Construction - olutionary material of the fifties and there Avon, Warwickshire. Honeybourne market stopped making hardtops. (See image UK4 or amber. Unfortunately I haven’t man- both the plain sided and “Double fiberglass shell were a number of manufacturers who had hardtops for a number of classics, as well as showing the Lenham version and image aged to find an image of the SAH hardtop ¾ window version were bonded together to make produced bodyshells and even complete more modern sportscars. The top that they 11 the Rimmer Brothers version). Rimmers fitted to a TR6 or indeed to any TR, so their marketed as such. Cus- a completely unitized cars in that material. It was therefore market for the TR6 is basically a replica of also produce tops for the Spitfire and at the advertisement will have to suffice (see im- tom Hardtops appear to hardtop” only a matter of time before these same the works top, but in fiberglass (see image time of writing had just re-started produc- age UK6 showing it fitted to a TR4). Their be boat builders now and (d) Rear Window - “Re- companies, and other entrepreneurs, pro- UK3 kindly provided by Ron Sweet). Ron tion of the TR6 top. Rimmer Brothers can 1972 brochure listed this same style for the my enquiry to them about movable tempered clear duced attractive alternatives to the steel notes that the hard top was well finished, be found at Triumph House, Sleaford Road, TR6. SAH still exist as Triumphtune, under hardtops drew a blank. safety-glass rear window, hardtops being offered by the mainstream but the fastenings to the car were not very Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln, LN4 2NA. the umbrella of Moss Motors. No hardtops 2) Dynaplastics, PO Box the ultimate in design and manufacturers. These of course, in theory neat and tidy and protruded into the pas- 5) Microplas, Mitcham, Surrey, was are made nowadays however. 3711, 10315 East Rush appeal” at least, would be less susceptible to dam- senger space, so he has made up a close taken by my cousin Alan at a Northern TR Street, South El Monte, (e) Trim - “Polished alu- age and much lighter to handle. fitting draw bolt arrangement to improve Centre open day, back in circa 1981. I’m North America California, 91733. Dyna- minum trim around the By the time the TR6 came around there the appearance and clamp the top down not 100% sure that the hardtop shown is Over in North America the TR6 buying cus- plastics produced three perimeter of hardtop” were a number of manufacturers produc- more securely. Honeybourne’s marketed a Microplas albeit I’m pretty sure that it tomer had the choice of quite a number versions of their hardtop, (f) Attachments - “Two ing versions for the TR range and some of an earlier top for the TR6, which was very of aftermarket hardtops. Some of these the C/D 501 Triumph Plain, latches forward, two bolts them went as far as producing a new mod- similar to the Lenham hardtop (right), how- were carryovers from earlier models, such the C/D 503 Triumph Port- hold down rear, hardtop el, specifically for the TR6. I will start my ever the mould for this version was as the version from Dynaplastics, which hole and the C/D 504 Tri- comes off and on in min- listing of these manufacturers with those destroyed in a fire. An image of their had been offered as an option in the TR250 umph Quarter-Window utes and weighs less than that I am aware of in the UK. In alphabetical earlier style TR6 hardtop can be seen showroom brochure and one or two of (see images NA2). Their 30lbs” order these are: on their website at www.honeybour- the manufacturers produced a number of brochure provides the I initially thought that 1) AKS or Auto Kraft Shells, to give them nemouldings.co.uk/triumphTR6.htm. variations, as will be seen in the listing that following information on Dynaplastics and Custom their proper name. This company whose The price at the time of writing is £325. follows. With the vast number of TR6 that the features of these hard- Hardtops were one and address was Alma Works, Takely, Nr. Bish- They also manufacture the TR4/5 style with UK4 were exported to the US & Canada, I’m sure tops. Some of it admitted- the same, both being NA2 36 www.torontotriumph.com Ragtop I Summer I 2010 Ragtop I Summer I 2010 www.torontotriumph.com 37

from California and both offering similar above, Smoothline took over the Par- NA4 Transport Books versions however there are subtle differ- rish moulds and have continued pro- ences in styling between the two, so I don’t ducing their version of that hardtop Cars, bikes, boats & planes... believe this to be the case. A web search for a number of years. Smoothline also trucks, tractors, tanks & trains on Dynaplastics draws a blank, so they produce hardtops for the current range Our 35th year! may not be in business anymore. Quite a of American muscle cars, including Canada's largest selection of few TR6 have been returned to the UK from various versions of the Corvette, Mus- the US over the years with these hardtops tang, Mazdas and Pontiacs, as well as motoring books & popular and I have seen a number of the porthole classic cars, such as MGs, Alfas, Datsuns motorsports videos. versions and have also spotted a number and Austin Healeys, to name but a few. of the plain versions for sale on ebay. As Their hard top conversion for the TR6 Triumph books a specialty: also mentioned at the start of this article has the following features: historical, pictorial & technical. the Dynaplastics plain sided version fea- (a) All up weight of less than 45lbs Canada the Smoothline version would ap- tured in the TR250 brochure, as an option (b) Supplied c/w rubber gaskets and pear to be the most readily available and Mon-Sat 10am-5pm for that model. stainless steel hardware certainly from a distance, it would be dif- free parking – free mailing list 3) Parrish Plastics. I have no contact de- (c) Exterior finished with two coats of ficult to tell apart from a soft-top when it tails for Parrish however their moulds were smooth black urethane primer ready for a has the vinyl grain finish. To finish I will list the other manufactur- www. .com taken over by Smoothline (see following top coat color of choice. transportbooks section). My search for information on the (d) The shell is molded from a premium ers that I am aware who may have made a Parrish top lead me to a website featuring a grade automotive fiberglass. hardtop for the TR6. 16 Elrose Avenue TR6 rebuild within which there was a refer- (e) The interior is upholstered with a (a) Astro Fibreglass Ltd, 1535 Potrero ence to a Parrish hardtop. My enquiries us- rich, heavy automotive felt headliner Avenue, So El Monte, California. This com- Toronto, ON M9M2H6 Canada ing the E-mail link from the website drew a (f) Options include a factory installed pany listed hardtops for the TR2, 3 & 4 and (416)744-7675 (800)665-2665 response from 6-PACK member and manu- Elk grain Haartz Vinyl exterior covering the latter may well still have been available facturer of jigs, tools and parts, Rick Patton, available in white, black, and saddle (see for the TR6 [email protected] who hails from Brunswick, Maine and who image NA4). (b) J&S Fibreglass (Sales) PTY Ltd, 287 had a Parrish top fitted to his Delft Blue (g) An upgraded grey tinted Plexiglas Ramsay Road, Haberfield NSW 2045. J Gad- 1975 model TR6 for a number of years. Rick window is also available sen Flexibles Division, 4 Garling Road, Ma- very kindly sent me some images taken (h) A thicker upgraded interior head- rayong, NSW 2148, Australia. This company when his daughter Amy was still a college liner that really helps to dampen noise is listed Triumph in their list of hardtops, so 7HATSTHESECRETFORAhSHOWCARPERFECTvPAINTlNISH J.D. AUTO SERVICES student and noted that when he bought available in various colours the TR6 may have been included. 2576 Dunwin Drive the TR the soft top was in tatters and as he Details can be found on their website (c) Plous Developments, PO Box 1527, The Soda Pro Unit # 5 planned to drive the TR year all year round, at: www.smoothline.com/classic_sports_ Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201, USA. This Mississauga, ON including the harsh Maine winters in sub cars.php company did a fastback in the style of the L5L 5P6 2%!,#! zero temperatures, he found the Parrish In conclusion the TR6 was and still is Dove for the TR4, 4A and presumably TR250 +! 2'5 Tom Humphries !3 9 top to be perfect for this role and noted well served for hardtops, both factory and so they may have manufactured some- Tel: 905.593.0684 that it was always comfortable. It was only aftermarket. In the US not many TR6 were thing for the TR6, albeit I have no evidence Fax: 905.593.0686 ,ISTENTOWHAT'7OF2USSELL about 315 cars there. I used your #HECKOUTTHESECOMMENTSFROM+7 when he decided to restore his TR a num- supplied with the factory hardtop, so to- to support this. 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By John Broomer Let There Be Light ness. To offset this, JRT sprayed the inside masked off the bulb holes from the back). arian, so that will have to be an update Brian did to achieve this in the accompa- s I write this, spring has sprung of the housing with a reflective coating When I finished doing this, I wasn’t in the fall issue. I’ve included a picture nying pictures. andA I am still without a car for the driving very pleased with the results. The fin- and this, when exposed to the closely of the surface of the back of one of the season. I have decided to be patient, as I coupled bulbs, burned or peeled off, cre- ish from the chrome paint was nowhere housings that I’ve done with some old Twin Tail Lights believe prices for the segment I’m inter- ating an ugly mess inside the housing near what it is on the cap. It turned out chrome polish, not very fine, but the re- The last solution option comes to us ested in, are coming down. I have brought that failed to reflect light. to be something more of a very nice sil- flection off the camera was done on pur- courtesy of Odd Hedberg, secretary of the TR6 out of storage for my friend, but There are several solutions to this prob- ver. To test my theory, I set up a rig on pose so you can see the results. I should the Swedish Triumph Club and is a bit of family issues (his, not mine) has meant lem. One is to strip and refinish the hous- my bench with the same bulb in place be able to get a near mirror finish on it a hybrid using incandescent bulbs, but that it was moved to another location in ing, restoring it to its original condition. in the running light position (which was with proper polishing paste. utilizes the twin filament type rather than the city. It doesn’t look like I will be driv- A second involves upgrading the bulbs still in good, original shape in the as yet the standard single ones. It involves a bit ing it much, if at all. I was pleased that it to the new LED units and a third involves untouched housing) and used my pho- LED Replacement Bulbs of wiring, replacing the bulb holders with started and ran fine. My worst fear was twinning the tail lights for more wattage. tographer’s light meter to measure the The second route is to go to LED bulbs. a modified holder and basically gives you that the clutch would be stuck on the fly- output. The result, the refinish was about Before you start thinking that this is rea- twice the running lights and brake lights. wheel as it was when I moved it to storage Restore Your Original Housings half the reading on the light meter. It polished aluminum sonably straight forward as you are simply For this you will need: in the fall, but that didn’t happen. All this Having obtained a couple of rear tail light was probably an improvement over the replacing bulbs, bear in mind that the LED • 4 x twin filament bulb holders (P/N has nothing to do with fixing wedges, but assemblies, I had one bead blasted by our light positions that were all peeling, but bulbs will not fit into the housing from E99996 from www.texautomotive.com or what follows most certainly does. own Dave Tushingham to remove all of it wasn’t anywhere close to the original the rear as they are a much larger diam- equivalent). the tired finish inside the housing. Next, a factory finish, which it should have been eter than standard bulbs. Simply remove • 4 x lengths of wire (sufficient length Tail Light Troubles coat of self-etching primer and to finish, a had the new finish actually resembled the housing from the car and carefully to reach the other light housing), the co- Wedges were not blessed with the most chrome spray from a rattle-can. There are the cap! I had a suspicion that this was separate the lens from the housing and lour of which I will leave to you, as things brilliant tail lights. This was pretty much a a variety of products out there, but I sim- a result of the use of the gray primer. I replace the bulbs from the inside. There varied between years for TR7 and TR8, but result of a poor design, even more poorly ply picked up Dupli-Color Instant Chrome decided to test this theory on the rear of are many available but I have been told it is best to obtain the correct colour wires executed. Unlike almost every other Brit at Parts Source and you are best off apply- the second light housing. I cleaned it up by Brian Hubbard who has done this re- to avoid any mix ups. housing compared to paint cap car at the time, the JRT engineers decided ing several thin coats followed by a final, nicely, actually a little shiny, and gave it placement that he had good results with • 2 each of ¼” single female connec- to have the bulbs enter the housing from heavier coat. I made up a little spray booth a shot of the paint. The results were not As an aside, I think that I will have bulbs from www.superbrightleds.com. tor and female with a male piggyback the side instead of directly from the rear. from a cardboard box and then cut a hole much different so the gray primer is not Dave blast both housings and I will try Superbright also have 90˚ bulbs, but they connector (this enables you to cross-feed Then they thought they would shroud in it to hold the housing. This meant no the problem. In any event, you can see polishing the inside of the housings with require a portion of the rear housing to be your lights...not necessary, but why not them somewhat, as we all know that do- spraying fingers and also ensured that the the comparison of the cap to the finished a Dremel tool. Unfortunately, I don’t have cut off to allow sufficient clearance to turn for the few cents extra?). ing so would contribute to their bright- chrome spray only went on the inside (I product in the pictures included here. time to do so for this issue of Wedget- them in the housing. You can see what • 4 x 21W/5W double filament bulbs.

ugly housing freshly blasted freshly primed finished housing

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The first thing you must do is modify the retainers of the new bulb holders. You can LEDs White Modified 1 see what you have to remove by compar- brake light. ing them to the originals. The extra metal • insert a new hold- Six & Two Three’s can be removed with a file (slow and te- er and connect your dious) or with a Dremel with the appropri- new wire (the end with Part 6 by David Tushingham ate wheel attached (quick and efficient). the piggyback connec- – LEDs in housing Now to the trunk of the car. The two top tor) to the number 1 terminal. sections of the light housing are the ones • connect the original wire to the pig- you want to be fancy, with loom. you are interested in. Outer lights are tail gyback fastener. • turn on your running lights and lights and the inner lights are the brake • take the remainder of the new wire check your brake lights with a snow brush I am beginning to think lights. As they say in the Haynes’ manual, over to the other side of the trunk. stuck between the brake pedal and the that I bought a boat. Why do one side at a time so that you have the • repeat the above for the other side. seat, you should have running lights in you may ask? Fiberglass... other side to reference if necessary. • connect the loose single female ends the inner and outer lights and same when there are patches every- • remove the bulb holder of your run- on each side to their respective terminals you apply the brakes where. And where there ning light. that are free, but on their opposite lamp Sit back and enjoy a bottle from your isn’t fiberglass, there is Bon- insert a new holder and connect your or, in other words, from one running light personal sponsor (a Guinness a day is do. Where there isn’t Bon- • do, there is rust. But, what new wire (the end with the piggyback to the opposite side brake light and vice- good for you, right Fid?) ragtop connector) to the number 2 terminal. versa, or if doubt, all [insert your choice of would you expect with a 50 • connect the original wire to the pig- colour] wires should be connected to all The Wedgetarian would like to thank Brian year old race car right? gyback fastener. the available terminal 2s and all [insert Hubbard for his advice on, and photos of, Like I said before, I always • take the remainder of the new wire your other choice of colour] wires should his installation of LED lights and Odd Hed- wanted to learn to weld! I over to the other side of the trunk. be connected to all available terminal 1s berg for allowing me to crib his notes on am getting lots of practice remove the bulb holder from your tidy your wires with cable ties or, if twinning the tail lights at it and am getting my • • money’s worth out of my little Lincoln Easy MIG weld- er. Despite the many body Joerg Hess issues with the car I am still having fun, although I am finding that bodywork takes a very long time. This, com- bined with spring projects P.O Box 633 Tel: 519-323-4028 Mount Forest, Ontario Bottoms up! Cell: 519-589-7901 Canada N0G 2L0 Fax: 519-323-2820 British Classics Email: [email protected] Global Parts & Car Logistics www.bmciltd.com

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