Carl,
Here's a link for TRF with pictures.
http://trf.zeni.net/TR2-TR3Handbook/index.php?menu=&page=33
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl TR" <cfmtr3a@verizon.net>
To: "'davewillner'" <davewillner@pa.net>; "'Randall'" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>;
"TR List " <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Cockpit rear quarter rail
> Thanks Dave - I found one like this one - so will see if I either find the
> other or can duplicate it.
>
> Carl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: davewillner [mailto:davewillner@pa.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 7:47 AM
> To: Randall; cfmtr3a@verizon.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Cockpit rear quarter rail
>
> Carl,
>
> Here's a photo of the placement, these are originals and held in place by
> one recessed slotted screw on each side, they are about 3" long by 1" wide
> and 2" high. I guess they were supports for the capping since the tops are
> curved slightly...
>
> Dave Willner
> Stroudsburg PA
> 59 TR3A
> 70 MGB
> 70 BSA 441 VS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl TR" <cfmtr3a@verizon.net>
> To: "'Randall'" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 11:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Cockpit rear quarter rail
>
>
>> Thanks Randall - that sounds like what I remember. Will keep looking.
>> If anyone has one they can take a photo of or specific measurements - it
>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Carl
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randall
>> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 8:02 PM
>> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Cockpit rear quarter rail
>>
>>> ISTR that there was a piece of wood under the aluminum rear quarter
>>> rail - I believe to support the hardtop mounting bracket.
>>
>> Probably varies, depending on commission number. But both my late TR3
>> and
>> early TR3A had only two small blocks of wood, near the front of the
>> quarter
>> rail. Appeared to be just to support the rail itself, as people tend to
>> lean on that spot when getting out of the car. At any rate, it wasn't
>> close
>> to the hardtop supports and was on the TR3 (which didn't have the other
>> hardtop brackets under the rail installed).
>>
>> Sorry I don't have a photo of that area. But the block wasn't very
>> large,
>> perhaps 2" long, 1/2" or maybe 3/4" wide, and maybe 1.5" tall. The top
>> was
>> rounded across the narrow dimension, but not fore/aft. And there was a
>> counterbore down the center, for a sheet metal screw into the body.
>>
>> -- Randall
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