Of all the simple jobs on a TR, that infernal cover ranks at or near the
top in PITA points, (along with the window seals and clips)!
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Fader" <hfader@usa.net>
To: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>; "''6pack' '"
<6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [RE: Plastic gearbox cover]
> Hi Graham. I bought the cover from BPNW. The holes on the floor flange
were
> pre-drilled. There were little dents around the part that mates to the
> bulkhead to show where to drill. Drill cuts through this thing like
butter.
> I'm sure the holes were properly located and the cover was
manufactured
> properly. They matched the holes on the old cover too. I just had a
hard time
> lining things up.
>
> - Hugh
>
> "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com> wrote:
> who was the supplier on your gearbox cover? Did it come with
pre-drilled
> holes or did you have do drill your own? I believe the one from TRF
comes
> with the holes already drilled.
>
> Graham
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hugh Fader
> To: '6pack'; 'triumphs'
> Sent: 5/23/02 10:30 PM
> Subject: Plastic gearbox cover
>
> Just spent the night wrestling with my new plastic gearbox cover. This
> installation is not something I want to do again for a long, long
time.
> Probably should have asked for advice to begin with. Oh well, it's
over
> now.
> A few more touches and I'll be street legal. (I did take a couple of
> pretty
> long rides with just the old cardboard laid over the gearbox.)
>
> Hugh Fader
> 72 TR6 (50 miles on engine)
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