I've owned a total of four Spitfires (one of which I was the original
owner!) with tonneau on all and not one has ever had the "hold-down strap"
on the cover. Guess the Triumph gods thought the Spit didn't need the
strap! Wish they had thought differently.
Tony Childs
72 Spitfire - FK38809U
64 Spitfire - FC42218L
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Spence <spence@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 5:34 PM
Subject: Re:Tonneau flapping in the breeze
>I don't know about the Spit, but the TR4A tonneau has (had) a strap that
>ran vertically from the centre of the zipper down to a lift the dot post
>on the inside bottom of the passenger seat. This anchored the tonneau
>and prevented excessive flapping. You may have an after market tonneau
>lacking this feature. Look down at the seat base or the trans tunnel for
>a post. If there's nothing there it wouldn't take much to add the strap
>and an anchor. Set it up so there is slight tension on the tonneau when
>the strap is attached.
>Cheerio
>Don
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