Get a roll of pickup truck cap sealing strip. This is a greyish weather
strip that is a
closed cell foam with a peel off sticky side. It's designed to go between
the sides of a
pickup and the aftermarket space cap . The foam is very soft and "gooey". It
forms a beautiful bendy strip that is very watertight. I used the stuff when
putting on my new
quarter panels on the TR6. It makes a beautiful job.
Mark Hooper
mhooper@pixelsystems.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete & Aprille Chadwell <dynamic@transport.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: December 2, 1998 10:19 PM
Subject: TR6 gearbox cover
>
>I have several questions:
>
>I bought, years ago, a fiberglass gearbox cover from I dunno who...
>probably Moss. I still have it on the car, although I've always had
>trouble with the way it fits (or doesn't, as the case may be). I wonder if
>the "space age plastic" gearbox cover sold by TRF is really as good as Mr.
>Runyan boasts. (oops... dancing on the edge of more Runyan-bashing there!
>Sorry!)
>
>Secondly, after changing my clutch several years ago I ordered from TRF all
>of the hardware for installing the cover, as well as the rubber seals.
>Pictured in the TR6 catalog were what appeared to be MOLDED strips of
>rubber that were shaped to fit the curves and straights that the seal would
>have to follow. Naturally, this is what I expected to receive, but what
>TRF sent me was some cheap, perfectly STRAIGHT stips of rubber that didn't
>even have any holes in them for the bolts. (This has always stuck in my
>craw!) Well, my question really is, has anyone managed to make their own
>seals for this that are cut to shape? What materials would be convenient,
>inexpensive, easy to work with and effective all at the same time?
>
>Any tricks out there?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Pete Chadwell
>1973 TR6 with TWO blower speeds!! (and new tires as of today! Yeah!)
>
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