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VHP 529, an Apple Green ex-works TR3A, is owned by a friend of mine in the
UK. (He just returned from the 2019 TR Register Li=C3=A8ge-Brescia-Li=C3=
=A8ge Rally,
for those who have followed that -- in fact there were several American
sidescreen cars in Europe for that event, possibly correspondents on here?)
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-jR7PQ3n/0/bb5ff095/O/i-jR7PQ3n.jpg
The car has original works competition aluminum air deflectors inside the
shroud. I've always liked these -- seems like a better design than the
crappy paperboard production version, although possibly with more risk of
radiator damage in a small bump than with cardboard. They don't look like
they'd be hard to fab were one so inclined.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-hxbzKSs/0/6c5a7e69/O/i-hxbzKSs.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-mPG4VQX/0/0e755b25/O/i-mPG4VQX.jpg
Don
1962 TR3B TSF202L
On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 8:48 PM TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net> wrote:
> When I restored the '3, I put in the usual cardboard shroud. It lasted--=
I
> don't know--maybe three years? Got caught several times in hard rain.
> Next, I bought another cardboard shroud, but this time I used the plastic
> from a garage sale shower wall. It lasted--I don't know--maybe five year=
s,
> then cracked apart.
>
>
> While installing a new electric fan, I took the time while I was in there
> to use the cardboard shroud to trace out a shroud using this time a floor
> mat I'd had around that goes underneath a chair on a hardwood floor (no
> little spikes on the bottom). In this heat, the floor mat was entirely
> flexible and bent easily, though it won't at lower temps. Couple of scre=
ws
> to hold it down and done is done.
>
>
> Looking forward to seeing how it does. Gotta be better than cardboard.
>
>
> Meanwhile, with all these car mods, I'm thinking I could have been an
> engineer. Just needed two things: 1) more brains; and 3) more gray
> matter....
>
>
> :o)
>
> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
>
> New Hampshire
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<div dir=3D"ltr">VHP 529, an Apple Green ex-works TR3A, is owned by a frien=
d of mine in the UK.=C2=A0 (He just returned from the 2019 TR Register Li=
=C3=A8ge-Brescia-Li=C3=A8ge Rally, for those who have followed that -- in f=
act there were several American sidescreen cars in Europe for that event, p=
ossibly correspondents on here?)<div><a href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/=
photos/i-jR7PQ3n/0/bb5ff095/O/i-jR7PQ3n.jpg">https://photos.smugmug.com/pho=
tos/i-jR7PQ3n/0/bb5ff095/O/i-jR7PQ3n.jpg</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>T=
he car has original works competition aluminum air deflectors inside the sh=
roud.=C2=A0 I've always liked these -- seems like a better design than =
the crappy paperboard production version, although possibly with more risk =
of radiator damage in a small bump than with cardboard.=C2=A0 They don'=
t look like they'd be hard to fab were one so inclined.</div><div><a hr=
ef=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-hxbzKSs/0/6c5a7e69/O/i-hxbzKSs.jp=
g">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-hxbzKSs/0/6c5a7e69/O/i-hxbzKSs.jpg</=
a><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-mPG4VQX/0/0=
e755b25/O/i-mPG4VQX.jpg">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-mPG4VQX/0/0e75=
5b25/O/i-mPG4VQX.jpg</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Don</div><div>1962 TR=
3B TSF202L</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 8:48 PM TERRY SMITH =
<<a href=3D"mailto:terryrs@comcast.net";>terryrs@comcast.net</a>> wrot=
e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
=20
<div><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;colo=
r:rgb(51,51,51)">When I restored the '3, I put in the usual cardboard s=
hroud.=C2=A0 It lasted--I don't know--maybe three years?=C2=A0 Got caug=
ht several times in hard rain.=C2=A0 Next, I bought another cardboard shrou=
d, but this time I used the plastic from a garage sale shower wall.=C2=A0 I=
t lasted--I don't know--maybe five years, then cracked apart.=C2=A0 <br=
></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;colo=
r:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,a=
rial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">While installing a new electric fan, I=
took the time while I was in there to use the cardboard shroud to trace ou=
t a shroud using this time a floor mat I'd had around that goes underne=
ath a chair on a hardwood floor (no little spikes on the bottom).=C2=A0 In =
this heat, the floor mat was entirely flexible and bent easily, though it w=
on't at lower temps.=C2=A0 Couple of screws to hold it down and done is=
done.<br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-s=
erif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:he=
lvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Looking forward to seeing how=
it does.=C2=A0 Gotta be better than cardboard.=C2=A0 </p><p style=3D"font-=
size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br><=
/p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(51,51,51)">Meanwhile, with all these car mods, I'm thinking I could=
have been an engineer.=C2=A0 Just needed two things:=C2=A0 1)=C2=A0 more b=
rains; and 3) more gray matter....<br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-f=
amily:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></p><p style=3D"f=
ont-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">:=
o)<br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif=
;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Terry Smith, '59 TR3A<br></p><p style=3D"font-siz=
e:12pt;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">New Hamp=
shire<br></p></div>
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