In a message dated 98-08-01 12:48:13 EDT, you write:
<< BTW, I have new TRF rear fenders and rear valence panel. I am
not too happy with the fit nor the quality. The fit is WAY off. They are
1/4 inch too short, and they have a bow with the mid point bowing outward.
If I were to try to bolt it flush it would kink in the middle. Plus the
folded-over
top edge is a round fold rather than a knife-edge crease. The original
fits
perfectly and has a nice edge. It is a shame to use $50 of a $350 panel
to repair the rust through, and still have to do a whole lot of metal work
fitting
the new sheet metal filler.
The stamped areas in the rear valence where the bumper bracket
passes through are in the wrong locations. They are 1/2 inch off compared
to the original valence. Luckily they did not cut out the holes. I had to
do a
bunch of work removing the indentations of the stamping and creating
the correct stampings. What a pain. Was there THAT much variation
in the body during the TR4A run? >>
I had a similar problem with me TR250 - talked to John Swauger with TRF at
last years VTR national - he was apologitic, but explained that the
manufacturer does a shitty job, and since they are the only game in town, they
really don't give a flip.
TRF will take back the panels if you haven't primed them or messed them up,
you can add a bunch of work and make them fit (kinda)
Last answer, no there wasn't that much variation in the original cars, only in
the repo parts ! ! !
JoeSimcoe
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