Bill,
It is indeed aluminum. I've seen 2 or 3 others in almost 20 years of
ownership, all late 59s/early 60s and very original from the factory. My
comm number is 65107L. Bill Piggot has referenced it in his book on page 29,
as cast aluminum to possibly save weight/cost/etc all on post 60,000 cars
and in limited production. These all had this unique "through the frame"
2-piece Tenax fastener which is currently unavailable anywhere? I'm in the
middle of having them rechromed.
BTW...on the note of uniqueness...my car also came from the factory sprayed
one of the experimental grays "Slate Gray." Any info you could supply would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Dave Willner
Stroudsburg, PA
59 TR3A Apple Green
70 BSA 441 Victor Special
----- Original Message -----
From: "REDINGER, WILLIAM E" <wredinger@oppd.com>
To: "Dave Willner" <dwillner@icontech.com>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 9:39 AM
Subject: RE: TR3A Tenax source needed
> Dave
> Are you saying that your window frame is made out of aluminum?
> In all my time with these cars I have never heard of such!
> Now I need more details. Is this after market replacement ?
>
> Bill Redinger
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Willner [SMTP:dwillner@icontech.com]
> > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 4:47 PM
> > To: REDINGER, WILLIAM E
> > Subject: Re: TR3A Tenax source needed
> >
> > Thanks Bill. I may have to buy a new frame? My type is aluminum, came
from
> > the factory, and I guess pretty rare, around 60,000 timeframes. The
aluminum
> > wouldn't hold the typical Tenax fastener, so they improvised (and then
> > forgot about it). I've seen several over the years.
> >
> > Dave Willner
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "REDINGER, WILLIAM E" <wredinger@oppd.com>
> > To: "Dave Willner" <dwillner@icontech.com>
> > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 4:06 PM
> > Subject: RE: TR3A Tenax source needed
> >
> >
> > > Dave
> > > The Tenax fastener for the Tr-3 windscreen only has a short threaded
> > section and does not go throught the windscreen as
> > > you described, these are available from Roadster Factory , Moss
Motors,
> > and Victoria British, no one sells the small Tr-2
> > > baby Tenax fastener. I have seen a hardware or speedshop catalog that
had
> > a source for this kinds of items and Duzs fasteners
> > > for race cars. I can not place my fingers on it at this time. Sorry.
> > >
> > > Best of Luck
> > > Bill Redinger
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Dave Willner [SMTP:dwillner@icontech.com]
> > > > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:22 AM
> > > > To: aredinger@juno.com
> > > > Subject: TR3A Tenax source needed
> > > >
> > > > Bill,
> > > >
> > > > I'm all tapped out as far as my resources go, thought I'd see if you
or
> > someone you know might be able to help.
> > > >
> > > > My windscreen has a type of Tenax fastener I can't find anywhere. On
one
> > end it has a flat slot for a regular screwdriver (inside) and the other
end
> > has the round male ball the female fastener (on the top) goes into and
> > attaches to. It goes right through the windscreen frame entirely. It
also
> > has a series a threads, slightly larger than the diameter of the shaft,
that
> > the retaining nut tightens down on to secure it in place on the outside
of
> > the frame. It's about 3/4" long and chrome. It looks like a typical
Tenax
> > stud, but has 2 pieces. The "balls" are wearing thin and I'm starting
to
> > "loose" snaps in travels.
> > > >
> > > > I've seen several of this frames around, so I believe they were mass
> > produced around the 60,000 timeframes. Have you ever seen any of these,
or
> > know a source I could check? I appreciate the help, thanks. (Hope I
didn't
> > confuse you too much)
> > > >
> > > > Dave Willner
> > > > Stroudsburg, PA
> > > > 59 TR3A Apple Green
> > > > 70 BSA 441 Victor Special
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