Jim Lent me some lifting plates as well so I think I am good. Thank you for
the offer.
Ty
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On Oct 29, 2012, at 8:02 PM, "Tim Murphy" <timmurph@fastbytes.com> wrote:
> Ty,
> I have some of the lifting plates as shown in the Triumph Workshop
> Manual for lifting the body off the frame that I cut out of 14 Ga. plate I
> think and then drilled and bent to do the job. I think I have an extra set
> or I can send mine and you can return when done. If you think they would
be
> of help, let me know.
>
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 4:06 PM
> To: Glenn Franco
> Cc: Friends of triumph
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Splitting a TR4 body in half when replacing sills and
> floors
>
> Thanks Glenn!
>
> Jim Gray (another FOTer) lent me braces he built for the A to B pillar as
> well
> as some lifting eyes. In terms of the cross brace, where do you place
that?
> Setting the tub on its side makes a lot sense. Great ideas.
>
> I would enjoy seeing your pics!
>
> Thx
>
> Ty
>
> Sent from my iPad
> (Please excuse any errors or typos)
>
> On Oct 29, 2012, at 2:41 PM, Glenn Franco <gaf3@charter.net> wrote:
>
>> Tyler
>> I have done many of these.
>> I don't recommend splitting the body in half.
>> Do one side at a time. Use a brace between the A and B Posts and Cross
> brace.
>> I pull the body with a chain fall or hoist and sit it on its side.
>> I can send you photo's of the latest I'm restoring for a club member.
>> It's a TR250 that received floors inner and outer rockers a full top deck
> including trunk surround, battery tray and and R&R the left front corner.
>> I had to make repair panels to tie in the new parts.
>> Take LOTS of Measurements. Measure before you weld.
>> Glenn
>>
>> On 10/29/2012 2:52 PM, Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> I am working on a TR4 street car. It needs the front floor pans and inner
>>> sills replaced. In reading a restoration guide, it talked about
> splitting
> the
>>> car in half (front and back half) putting the new floors and sills
> together
>>> on the refurbished frame, and then putting the two halves back together
> on
> the
>>> new frame.
>>>
>>> Here is the link. See page 75/76
>
http://books.google.com/books?id=wzKwPkJMUM8C&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=sill+repla
> c
>
ement+rotted+tr4&source=bl&ots=cZGCqluUgQ&sig=dj8utxsFSHgR0GakR0Wi-qxI5Sk&hl
> =
>
en&sa=X&ei=mOCNUNqFDqfbyQGAioDADg#v=onepage&q=sill%20replacement%20rotted%20
> t
>>> r4&f=false
>>>
>>> Any opinions on this versus cutting and replacing sections one at a time?
>>>
>>> Thx
>>>
>>> Ty
>>>
>>>
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>>> (Please excuse any errors or typos)
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