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Gonna be a lot of opinions on this. =C2=A0=0A=0AI am going to counter that=
one because my stock steering is very easy to steer and turn. =C2=A0My wi=
fe, who is a smallish woman, has driven my 1960 TR3A in that last 3 autocr=
oss events held at Triumphest on the west coast, and won the women's class=
. =C2=A0Obviously lots of hard cornering, and no problems.=0A=0AFor those =
of you interested, this was my run. =C2=A0https://youtu.be/6BZ7LfgOgnA=0AS=
econd fastest lap of the day, yes I'm bragging, only beat=C2=A0by a crazy =
fast TR6 with a Buick V6 engine, and fully autocross modified suspension, =
with=C2=A012" wide tires all the way around.=0A=0ABack to the steering, if=
your stock system is difficult to steer, time to rebuild it.=0A=0ARye=0AP=
H: 530-FIND-RYE=0A=0AOn Dec 15, 2018, at 03:17 PM, Andrew Uprichard <aupri=
chard@uprichard.net> wrote:=0A=0ASo many suggestions, but if the car is fo=
r a young lady, a rack and pinion=0Aconversion would make steering soooo m=
uch easier.=0A=0AAndrew Uprichard=0AJackson, MIchigan=0A=0A-----Original M=
essage-----=0AFrom: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On B=
ehalf Of Hoyt=0ADuff=0ASent: Saturday, December 15, 2018 2:53 PM=0ATo: Tri=
umph Mail List=0ASubject: [TR] The Gift of a Triumph=0A=0AI met a new frie=
nd today. He owns a TR3 and has owned it for about 35=0Ayears, He did a re=
storation on it a while back and talked to me about=0Adoing some maintenan=
ce on this treasure because he wants to give it=0Ato his daughter, who is =
graduating from college this spring.=0A=0AI reminded him that giving someo=
ne a TR3, especially someone not=0Amechanical inclined, is not necessarily=
a gift of love.=0A=0AWe discussed some ways in which the TR3 could be a m=
ore reliable car=0Afor his daughter. It would not be her primary transport=
ation, just=0Asomething to occasionally enjoy, but not become a maintenanc=
e burden=0Aor morph into just another non-running TR3 laid up in someone's=
=0Agarage.=0A=0AIt is bone stock. I have a few ideas about what might be c=
hanged to=0Amake it more suitable for a gift, but I'd appreciate some idea=
s from=0Athe list since what I would do for my TR# might be very different=
from=0Awhat might be best for this young TR3 owner.=0A=0A-- =0AHoyt=0A** =
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<html><body><div>Gonna be a lot of opinions on this. </div><div><br
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us=3D"1"></div><div>I am going to counter that one because my stock steeri=
ng is very easy to steer and turn. My wife, who is a smallish woman,=
has driven my 1960 TR3A in that last 3 autocross events held at Triumphes=
t on the west coast, and won the women's class. Obviously lots of ha=
rd cornering, and no problems.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><d=
iv>For those of you interested, this was my run. <a href=3D"https://=
youtu.be/6BZ7LfgOgnA">https://youtu.be/6BZ7LfgOgnA</a></div><div>Second fa=
stest lap of the day, yes I'm bragging, only beat by a crazy fast TR6=
with a Buick V6 engine, and fully autocross modified suspension, with&nbs=
p;12" wide tires all the way around.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></=
div><div>Back to the steering, if your stock system is difficult to steer,=
time to rebuild it.</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"x-apple-signature">=
Rye<br>PH: 530-FIND-RYE</div><div><br>On Dec 15, 2018, at 03:17 PM, Andrew=
Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net> wrote:<br><br></div><div><bloc=
kquote type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"msg-quote"><div class=3D"_stretch"><spa=
n class=3D"body-text-content">So many suggestions, but if the car is for a=
young lady, a rack and pinion<br>conversion would make steering soooo muc=
h easier.<br><br>Andrew Uprichard<br>Jackson, MIchigan<br><br>-----Origina=
l Message-----<br>From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] =
On Behalf Of Hoyt<br>Duff<br>Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2018 2:53 PM<br>=
To: Triumph Mail List<br>Subject: [TR] The Gift of a Triumph<br><br>I met =
a new friend today. He owns a TR3 and has owned it for about 35<br>years, =
He did a restoration on it a while back and talked to me about<br>doing so=
me maintenance on this treasure because he wants to give it<br>to his daug=
hter, who is graduating from college this spring.<br><br>I reminded him th=
at giving someone a TR3, especially someone not<br>mechanical inclined, is=
not necessarily a gift of love.<br><br>We discussed some ways in which th=
e TR3 could be a more reliable car<br>for his daughter. It would not be he=
r primary transportation, just<br>something to occasionally enjoy, but not=
become a maintenance burden<br>or morph into just another non-running TR3=
laid up in someone's<br>garage.<br><br>It is bone stock. I have a few ide=
as about what might be changed to<br>make it more suitable for a gift, but=
I'd appreciate some ideas from<br>the list since what I would do for my T=
R# might be very different from<br>what might be best for this young TR3 o=
wner.<br><br>-- <br>Hoyt<br>** <a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net"; =
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