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Personally, a day of work is well worth it considering the original is over
50 yeArs old...... Just saying!
On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, Joe Curry <spitlist@cox.net> wrote:
> After reading your post, I find myself wondering why you could not
> fabricate some out of sheet aluminum.
>
>
>
> Joe
>
>
>
>
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>
> *From:* Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net');>] *On
> Behalf Of *Andrew Uprichard
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 06, 2016 4:25 PM
> *To:* triumphs@autox.team.net
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','triumphs@autox.team.net');>
> *Subject:* [TR] TR3 stone guards
>
>
>
> I don=E2=80=99t know about others, but my experience with the aftermarket=
TR3
> stone guards (especially the large ones which fit over the rear fenders)
> has been very disappointing. Badly made and frustratingly hard to fit. =
So
> when I started the latest restoration on a CA car with minimal rust (lots
> of other problems, but rust wasn=E2=80=99t one of them !) I decided I wou=
ld try to
> salvage the stone guards. They were heavily pitted and dented and I
> thought I was wasting my time, but I started off hammering out the dents
> and then I used a grinder to level all the pits and scratches. I followe=
d
> with 80 grit, then 150, 320 and 600. Then aluminum polish and finally a
> good waxing. I have to say, the end result was really good =E2=80=93 and=
they fit !
>
>
>
> Having said that, I guess I spent most of a day on the 2 large guards, so
> this approach would make little sense for a restoration shop or someone
> charging by the hour. But for someone like me with time on my side, I
> saved $100 not buying new and I now have guards which will fit.
>
>
>
> I learned a lot from an older guy in a restoration shop who routinely
> threw out the old and replaced with new. Maybe there was a day when =E2=
=80=9Cnew=E2=80=9D
> really was better, but the more of these cars I do (and I am now on numbe=
r
> 13) the more I try to keep whatever I can and only replace where absolute=
ly
> necessary.
>
>
>
> Just my 2 cents=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..
>
>
>
> Andrew Uprichard
>
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Personally, a day of work is well worth it considering the original is over=
50 yeArs old...... Just saying!<br><br>On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, Joe =
Curry <<a href=3D"mailto:spitlist@cox.net";>spitlist@cox.net</a>> wrot=
e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span=
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">After reading your=
post, I find myself
wondering why you could not fabricate some out of sheet aluminum.<u></u><u>=
</u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span=
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></=
u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span=
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Joe<u></u><u></u><=
/span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span=
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></=
u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span=
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></=
u></span></font></p>
<div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><font=
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-f=
amily:"Times New Roman"">
<hr size=3D"2" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center">
</span></font></div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b=
><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fami=
ly:Tahoma"> Triumphs
[mailto:<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','triumphs-bounce=
s@autox.team.net');" target=3D"_blank">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net<=
/a>] <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">On
Behalf Of </span></b>Andrew Uprichard<br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 06,=
2016
4:25 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href=3D"javascript:_e=
(%7B%7D,'cvml','triumphs@autox.team.net');" target=3D"_blan=
k">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [TR] TR3 stone guar=
ds</span></font><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><u></u><u></u></spa=
n></font></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt">I
don=E2=80=99t know about others, but my experience with the aftermarket TR3=
stone
guards (especially the large ones which fit over the rear fenders) has been
very disappointing.=C2=A0 Badly made and frustratingly hard to fit.=C2=A0 S=
o
when I started the latest restoration on a CA car with minimal rust (lots o=
f
other problems, but rust wasn=E2=80=99t one of them !) I decided I would tr=
y to
salvage the stone guards.=C2=A0 They were heavily pitted and dented and I
thought I was wasting my time, but I started off hammering out the dents an=
d
then I used a grinder to level all the pits and scratches.=C2=A0 I followed
with 80 grit, then 150, 320 and 600.=C2=A0 Then aluminum polish and finally=
a
good waxing.=C2=A0 I have to say, the end result was really good =E2=80=93 =
and
they fit !<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt">Having
said that, I guess I spent most of a day on the 2 large guards, so this
approach would make little sense for a restoration shop or someone charging=
by
the hour.=C2=A0 But for someone like me with time on my side, I saved $100 =
not
buying new and I now have guards which will fit.<u></u><u></u></span></font=
></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt">I
learned a lot from an older guy in a restoration shop who routinely threw o=
ut
the old and replaced with new.=C2=A0 Maybe there was a day when
=E2=80=9Cnew=E2=80=9D really was better, but the more of these cars I do (a=
nd I am
now on number 13) the more I try to keep whatever I can and only replace wh=
ere
absolutely necessary.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt">Just
my 2 cents=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt">Andrew
Uprichard<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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