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The paragraph about metal parts being dipped and hung to dry reminded me of t=
his piece about the spaghetti harvest:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=3Dt&source=3Dweb&cd=3D2&ved=3D2ahUKEwjY_qXh94v=
lAhVQcq0KHZxOBQ0QwqsBMAF6BAgOEAg&url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch=
%3Fv%3DMEqp0x6ajGE&usg=3DAOvVaw3RucjOP3X_FtlaVB_ZB4V3
Perhaps the WW2 vet who told the story had a similar sense of humor.
Sent from my iPad
> On Oct 7, 2019, at 4:47 PM, John Macartney <John.Macartney@ukpips.org.uk> w=
rote:
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> In the 23 odd years I=E2=80=99ve been on this list, I don=E2=80=99t think I=
=E2=80=99ve laughed so much at a ww2 veterans observation of manufacturing l=
ife in this country during the conflict. Get this. Manufacturing of anything=
to do with the prosecution of the war in the U.K. was strictly off limits t=
o anyone not directly involved in it. As for farms being involved, all the f=
arms were going flat out doing everything possible to feed the population. H=
itlers U Boats nearly starved us out and farms had far more important things=
to do that paint hardware and let it dry. This poppycock is as way out of t=
he window as myths I=E2=80=99ve seen in the past on this list that Triumphs w=
ere built using whatever happened to be available, or E type Jaguars were bu=
ilt in a factory with rusty metal walls as cladding and earth floors!!
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> Jonmac
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> Whenever I feel the need for exercise, experience has shown me it is bette=
r to lie down until the feeling goes away. WINSTON CHURCHILL
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>> On 7 Oct 2019, at 22:15, Gene M <mclans@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>=20
>> Chad,
>>=20
>> Diameter of the bolt is the same on the entire shaft instead of tapered l=
ike a modern sheet metal screw, and threads were squared off and smooth inst=
ead of the angled with a machine bite like a sheet metal screw. =20
>>=20
>> I need to clean out my garage in the next year or two and I'll post a pic=
when I locate these bolts. I never found a source for these, including The=
Roadster Factory or Moss Motors. Only this WW II veteran identified it--di=
dn't know where to get it or what it was called. =20
>>=20
>> Have you seen an original TR6 body panel that had primer next to bare me=
tal? I don't know if it is true what the hardware store WW II employee told=
me about the Brits dipping every metal part in lacquer paint. This vet tol=
d me during WW II they had these big vats in the barns in rural England and a=
ll the metal fabricated parts for everything were dipped and air dried to pr=
event rust. These parts would hang there and be available for the war effor=
t. He figured maybe after WW II ended, these vats with the lacquer paint an=
d the malleable metal parts that could be re-pressed into what my car was ma=
de from. =20
>>=20
>> All good since the result was the TR6. =20
>>=20
>> Gene M.
>> 70 TR6
>> Sacramento, CA
>> From: Chad <triumph74tr6@yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019 1:02 PM
>> To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>; Gene M <mclans@sbc=
global.net>
>> Subject: Re: [TR] Pain job for 1972 TR6
>> =20
>> I have never encountered what I would consider a "square" threaded bolt i=
n almost 30 years of working on TR6's. Maybe that is a descriptor I am unaw=
are of.
>>=20
>> Chad in Tulsa.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">The paragraph about metal parts being dippe=
d and hung to dry reminded me of this piece about the spaghetti harvest:<div=
><a href=3D"https://www.google.com/url?sa=3Dt&source=3Dweb&cd=3D2&am=
p;ved=3D2ahUKEwjY_qXh94vlAhVQcq0KHZxOBQ0QwqsBMAF6BAgOEAg&url=3Dhttps%3A%=
2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMEqp0x6ajGE&usg=3DAOvVaw3RucjOP3X_Ftl=
aVB_ZB4V3">https://www.google.com/url?sa=3Dt&source=3Dweb&cd=3D2&=
;ved=3D2ahUKEwjY_qXh94vlAhVQcq0KHZxOBQ0QwqsBMAF6BAgOEAg&url=3Dhttps%3A%2=
F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMEqp0x6ajGE&usg=3DAOvVaw3RucjOP3X_Ftla=
VB_ZB4V3</a></div><div>Perhaps the WW2 vet who told the story had a similar s=
ense of humor.<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from m=
y iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Oct 7, 2019, at 4:47 PM, John Macartney &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:John.Macartney@ukpips.org.uk";>John.Macartney@ukpips.org=
.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">In t=
he 23 odd years I=E2=80=99ve been on this list, I don=E2=80=99t think I=E2=80=
=99ve laughed so much at a ww2 veterans observation of manufacturing life in=
this country during the conflict. Get this. Manufacturing of anything to do=
with the prosecution of the war in the U.K. was strictly off limits to anyo=
ne not directly involved in it. As for farms being involved, all the farms w=
ere going flat out doing everything possible to feed the population. Hitlers=
U Boats nearly starved us out and farms had far more important things to do=
that paint hardware and let it dry. This poppycock is as way out of the win=
dow as myths I=E2=80=99ve seen in the past on this list that Triumphs were b=
uilt using whatever happened to be available, or E type Jaguars were built i=
n a factory with rusty metal walls as cladding and earth floors!!<div><br></=
div><div>Jonmac<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Whenever I=
feel the need for exercise, experience has shown me it is better to lie dow=
n until the feeling goes away. WINSTON CHURCHILL</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>O=
n 7 Oct 2019, at 22:15, Gene M <<a href=3D"mailto:mclans@sbcglobal.net";>m=
clans@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">
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olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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sans-serif">
Chad,</div>
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sans-serif">
<br>
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<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
Diameter of the bolt is the same on the entire shaft instead of tapered like=
a modern sheet metal screw, and threads were squared off and smooth instead=
of the angled with a machine bite like a sheet metal screw. </di=
v>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
I need to clean out my garage in the next year or two and I'll post a pic wh=
en I locate these bolts. I never found a source for these, including T=
he Roadster Factory or Moss Motors. Only this WW II veteran identified=
it--didn't know where to get it or what
it was called. </div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
Have you seen an original TR6 body panel that had primer next to bare m=
etal? I don't know if it is true what the hardware store WW II employe=
e told me about the Brits dipping every metal part in lacquer paint. T=
his vet told me during WW II they had these
big vats in the barns in rural England and all the metal fabricated parts f=
or everything were dipped and air dried to prevent rust. These parts w=
ould hang there and be available for the war effort. He figured maybe a=
fter WW II ended, these vats with the
lacquer paint and the malleable metal parts that could be re-pressed into w=
hat my car was made from. </div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
All good since the result was the TR6. </div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
">Gene M.</span><br>
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<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
70 TR6</div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif">
Sacramento, CA</div>
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or=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Chad <<a href=3D"mai=
lto:triumph74tr6@yahoo.com">triumph74tr6@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 7, 2019 1:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.ne=
t</a> <<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net=
</a>>; Gene M <<a href=3D"mailto:mclans@sbcglobal.net";>mclans@sbcgloba=
l.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Pain job for 1972 TR6</font>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I have never encountered what I would consider a "square" t=
hreaded bolt in almost 30 years of working on TR6's. Maybe that is a d=
escriptor I am unaware of.</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Chad in Tulsa.</div>
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