triumphs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Pin holes in floor pans

To: "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Pin holes in floor pans
From: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 20:16:18 +0100charset="iso-8859-1"
References: <002b01c005a4$4e238520$5d768e8b@pleask> <3996AEC4.CCF0758E@gte.net>
Hi Joe
Ok I'll ask, why the George bush method?

Graham.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>
To: "Pat" <pleask@mailhost.wlc.com>
Cc: "TRlist" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: Pin holes in floor pans


>
> Pat,
> If you have a brazing torch and some patience, you can use the George
> Bush method of repairing the pinholes.
>
> Here's how it works:
>
> Jack the car up so that you can put a high intensity lamp under the
> floor.  Turn off the garage light and you will have the 1000 points of
> light to guide your repairs.  If the holes are really small, you can
> just fill them with a little brass rod.  Larger holes may require a
> little metal patch brazed over it.
>
> You will know that you are finished when you have extinguished all
> thousand of the points of light.
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> Pat wrote:
> >
> > I have some pin holes in the floor pans of my Project TR3. The PDO put
in
> > "new" pans years back but did not use the factory ones.
> >
> > He did a good enough job that I just can not bring myself to fully
remove
> > them nor do I have the money to do so.
> >
> > Any idea's what I can smear over the pans to seal them up ?
> >
> > Thanks,Pat


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>