Gary,
No answer on 1, my 4 is a 63 and has the coated panel with the vinyl grain.
For 2, I think the clip you are thinking of is a brass clip that
attaches the steel line from the oil filter assembly to the fuel pump
stud. I just checked my setup and there is no clip attached to the flex
line. It is real short and just curls around and attaches to the steel
line to the gauge. That line has at least 2 clips that attach to the
firewall of the engine bay. The flex line needs to flex and therefore
wouldn't be attached to the body.
On #3, I replaced the vinyl with some thin vinyl supplied by Macy's Garage.
I also had posted that query and they answered. What they have is some
thin black vinyl and they supply a length that you have to cut. It is
not that hard but you must be patient as the curves and the lower 3
attachment points are a bit of a pain.
Also, in order to make a nice smooth transition between the horizontal
and the vertical, I folded the top and bottom edges and glued them first
before they were applied to the frame thus overlapping the verticals.
Also be careful when you attach the windsield seal on both the bottom
and the glass to insure it overlaps the vinyl. You can contact Macys at:
http://www.macysgarage.com/index.html
Bob
On 01/28/2012 07:31 AM, Gary Grant wrote:
> It's been a while since there's been an active discussion on TR4
> originality, but I have some questions.
>
> 1. There were 3 different panels used for the minor gauges. The first, used
> up to 4397CT, had an aluminum panel stamped with a hatched pattern. In
> addition, there was a panel painted in a black wrinkle finish and a steel
> panel coated with an embossed leather grain. Can anyone that has the wrinkle
> painted version tell me if it is aluminum like the early version or steel
> like the later version?
>
> 2. The short oil pressure flexible line was clipped to the body using clip
> 100148 (same as the TR3). This clip is not available from the usual sources
> and I can find no photos. The same clip was used to clip the tachometer
> cable to the battery hook bracket on the TR4. Does anyone have a photo of
> this clip? I am NOT referring to the clips used for the hard lines (one on
> the fuel pump stud and two on the body).
>
> 3. My project TR4 (CT 1547 L) has vinyl trim on the inside of the windshield
> frame. I'm fairly sure it is original because it goes umder the chrome
> windshield capping and the capping rivets are punched through the trim. In
> his originality book, Bill Piggot mentions that the trim was on all cars
> from the TR4 through the TR6 and his photos support this. However the trim
> does not appear in the spare parts catalogs until the TR4A and I have seen
> several examples where the inside frame is painted body color. Any comments
> on this?
>
>
> Gary
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