I can't advise this for fear of upsetting the "Triumph God", but here goes
any way....
The PO for my vehicle drilled a small hole in the lip of the firewall shelf,
near the edge. A half-inch bolt drops down from the top through the coil
bracket and the shelf. 1/2" nut goes on the bottom. Easy to get to from
the engine compartment and no additional firewall holes. Looks something
like this from the side..
____ Drill hole here
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Engine side | Foot well
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If that doesn't make sense, e-mail me off-net and I'll send you a better
drawing.
Chris
'64 Spit: Finally out of the paint shop and back together again.
Now, if only this rain would go away for a few days.....
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Spitfire 1500
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 9:45 PM
To: Spitfires
Subject: bolt size for coil clamp
Well, I just spent 3 hours with a dremel rotary tool and a cutting wheel to
get ONE friggin rounded out screw.
Anyone know what would be the perfect bolt(note bolt, not screw) size that
would mount the coil onto the car's body? I wonder if I should pay the local
machine shop to braze on a nut to the clamp to make removal easier.
But then again, I could just have a wrench underneath in the footwells while
I unscrew from above.
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