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Re: [TR] TR3 Rear Apron & Bumperette mounting

To: Bill Beecher <bill_beecher@flash.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Rear Apron & Bumperette mounting
From: Michael Lang <mlang99@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:54:45 -0800
Bill,

I have a 57 TR3 and and a 61 TR3A. Both are welded flush with the
surface of the apron. The TR3A was severely rear ended at some point so
it may not be a good reference, but the TR3 rear apron was relatively
unmolested.

Thanks,

Mike

Bill Beecher wrote:
> Starting to put the repaired body back together in prep for the final coats
> of paint and I am just now coming to the realization that the long
> tubes/bushings that the rear bumperette bracket bolts go through are
> probably permanently attached to the rear apron.  Of course, when I took the
> car apart these came loose freely as I disassembled everything.
>  
> So, If I need to go back and weld these in place, can someone tell me how
> much of the tube should protrude past the sheet metal of the rear apron...
> Or should it be flush?
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