took mine on 2 trips last year. phoenix to cincinati (3 days, almost to the
saddle sore stage) and cincinnati to houston 20 hours or so and a sore butt)
but the trips were fun and the car ran excellent. climbed the mountaains
around flagstaff at 80 easily, blowing by people actually. :) the crummy
zenith carbs people complain about worked excellent at all altitudes.
they're so crummy i just rebuilt 3 to bolt on my current car! :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
To: "Triumph Six-Pack (E-mail)" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 6:47 AM
Subject: RE: First Cross Country Trip (in the dead of winter)
> I drove my big Healey from Washington state to Washington, D.C. about five
> years ago, in October, and enjoyed the trip, except for exruciating
> discomfort from a lack of thigh support in the seats (Triumph seats are
MUCH
> better than Healey seats). I would end up sitting sideways with my right
> foot on the transmission tunnel and my LEFT foot on the accelerator, which
> meant that if I ever had to brake, it would take me about five minutes to
> get untangled first. The Healey didn't like idling at high altitudes (ie
> over the Rockies) and it broke an (aftermarket) fan blade in Indiana,
> stranding me for a day when the water pump fried its bearings. But it was
a
> fun trip.
>
> Re TR6s, I actually think they're fine for longer drives ... my 1969 (a
> great year, IMHO) didn't have OD and would still cruise comfortable at 70
to
> 80 mph in hot summers in Eastern Washington without overheating, which is
> more than I can say for the Healey.
>
> Graham
>
> Vienna, Virginia
> 63 Austin Healey 3000 BJ7
> 72 Triumph TR6
> 87 Jaguar XJ6
> 87 Mazda RX7
> 89 Isuzu Trooper (tow vehicle)
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Seaton [mailto:rsh17@msn.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 9:48 PM
> To: ROVER827@aol.com; Web_disscusion List
> Subject: Re: First Cross Country Trip (in the dead of winter)
>
>
> Richard
>
> Don't take this to personal but, with all these gripes on comfort, you
> could
> sell me your '71, even though I'm partial to the '69 (what would Freud say
> on
> this?) and just get a Miata or Z3, but a TR6 is by my definition a TRUE
> SPORTS
> CAR and not diluted by these creature comforts! Hey, maybe that's what the
> Brits and all the columnist meant when they wrote about the "last of the
> hairy
> chested sports cars", gotta go through a little pain and discomfort to
enjoy
> these cars.
> Personally I envy anyone that can drive his 6 right now, last time I
drove
> mine, before disassembly she had no brakes, water pouring out of the
> radiator
> hoses, 2000RMP idle, etc.......
>
> Richard
> '69 in the works
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ROVER827@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 6:50 PM
> To: red_tr250@hotmail.com; lang@isis.mit.edu; bregal@wi.rr.com
> Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: First Cross Country Trip (in the dead of winter)
>
> Gang:
>
> when I said it would be uncomfortable, I didn't just mean the seats, which
> can be OK if the foam has been replaced lately.
>
> It's mostly the other stuff:
>
> --wind noise at highway speeds.
> --wind leaks around the convertible top frame in the window area
> --No place for your left foot
> --Eye strain trying to read the gauges at night (they are not bright by
> modern standards)
> --No place to rest your left arm
>
> TR6s are great. I have had 7. But they are really only tolerable for day
> trips and car club outings.
> I've never driven one in the snow, but I can imagine that it would be a
bear
> to steer straight.
>
> Richard Truett
> 1971 TR6
> 1980 TR7 Spider
> 1982 TR8
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