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[TR] to loom or not to loom...

Subject: [TR] to loom or not to loom...
From: terryrs at comcast.net (TERRY SMITH)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 07:44:57 -0400 (EDT)
References: <BL0PR1501MB198610964BC3DB6ACAA5E9BAB6320@BL0PR1501MB1986.namprd15.prod.outlook.com> <BLUPR0501MB1060FEB2A95D0345BC6CC74BFE320@BLUPR0501MB1060.namprd05.prod.outlook.com> <BL0PR1501MB19861D099E71D4FE9D659372B6320@BL0PR1501MB1986.namprd15.prod.outlook.com> <6007643.246255.1534812965211@connect.xfinity.com>
Oh, and by the way.  I wasn't keeping the car in the bathroom!  Just needed 
space in the garage to cut drywall, pvc, and insulation, etc. 

> On August 20, 2018 at 8:56 PM TERRY SMITH <terryrs at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Ditto on that.  My 3A came with rusted out floors and sills, 3 inches of 
> racoon poop in the engine bay, and fecal dust that blanketed the air as I 
> pounded brake drums to loosen them enough to push out of a shed in Ossinee, 
> NY.  Replacing the wiring loom seemed...uhm...wise.
> 
> 
>     No wiring problems since I did it in 2004.  Daily driver.
> 
> 
>     Although.  Have gutted the bathroom in our house, so had to move the car 
> outside for the duration.  Even with a top-rated tonneau and a car cover on 
> top, water still pooled in the trunk and on the floors.  Still no problem 
> with wiring.  But have to wonder, how do people actually drive in the rain?  
> Was it EVER dry inside????
> 
> 
>     Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
> 
>     New Hampshire
> 
> 
>         > > On August 20, 2018 at 2:58 PM David Templeton <davidt at 
> opentext.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >         Agreed, my ?3a was a complete replacement and I was glad of it ?  
> > the one are to not worry about.  Even now, 16yrs later no worries about 
> > that part?.
> > 
> >          
> > 
> >         From: Stan Foster <stan at redtr6.com>
> >         Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 10:41 AM
> >         To: 'Triumphs List' <triumphs at autox.team.net>; David Templeton 
> > <davidt at opentext.com>
> >         Subject: [EXTERNAL] - Re: to loom or not to loom...
> > 
> >          
> > 
> >         For my TR3 the fabric on the old loom had mostly rotted away and it 
> > was a mess with many bits of wire spliced in. The actual wire was oxidized 
> > even inside the plastic insulation so doing anything with it was a pita. I 
> > opted to replace it with a new loom and it was money well spent.
> > 
> >         Stan
> > 
> > 
> >         ---------------------------------------------
> > 
> >         From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net 
> > mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net > on behalf of David Templeton 
> > <davidt at opentext.com mailto:davidt at opentext.com >
> >         Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 9:26:16 AM
> >         To: 'Triumphs List'
> >         Subject: [TR] to loom or not to loom...
> > 
> >          
> > 
> >         Ok so the other project, besides getting the ?3 going is the body 
> > replacement on the spsitsix.  I have started to move over, and refurbish, 
> > components.  I am looking at the wiring harness and I am wondering, should 
> > I pull and reuse the old one OR put out the cash and get a new harness?  
> > Generalized thoughts? Opinions?  Experiences? Suppliers?    
> > 
> >          
> > 
> >         Regards
> > 
> >         David
> > 
> >          
> > 
> >     >      
> 
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