In a message dated 1/13/99 8:56:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
britcars@powerbritish.com writes:
"The overall height of the bumper was raised about 2 1/2" - 3" in '74. There
is not
enough room to install the lamps in the remaining space between the lower edge
of the
grille opening and the later, higher bumper. The low-height, early bumper
WILL bolt
to the mounting holes on the late valence, but you will need to drill new
holes in the
fenders for the side attachments. Early brackets will fit without
modification.
Also, in the late valence, you will have two large rectangular holes above
the bumper
mount pads where the reinforcing bars used to pass through. Unfortunately,
these
holes don't match the openings for the turn signals, and will need to be
closed up
before you can cut the holes for the turn signals.
Brian,
Thanks for the info. That confirms the conclusions I had reached, but as I
hadn't yet made the mods, it's good to have confirmation. The hole for the
early turn signal lamps will cover about half of the bumper brace hole on the
late models, so I will have to weld in a piece of sheet metal to fill it.
That's a lot of work just to get a '71, but I like the '71 so much better than
the later models.
"The only other frame differences are at the trans. mount, where you can use
the
appropriate mount for that particular year chassis.
The transmission mounts are long gone on mine, but as a curiosity, the
standard Triumph transmission pads are a direct bolt-on to a T5 transmission.
"And also there are a pair of extra brackets on the front pan, used for the
stays that extend out to the license plate bracket on later cars, but they
won't
interfere if left in place on an early model."
These will soon adorn the '74 of a friend.
"Good luck!!!"
Thanks.
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/index.html
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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