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Triumph TR3 - Flip Apron

This is an interesting car in many ways, but the flip front apron is a kick!

http://www.britishmotoring.net/bm0404/Clamshell_TR3A/Clam.html

Wish there were more/bigger pics of the clamshell.
Tom

Hi Tom, for more pictures see here:
http://www.performancedesign.net/pdf/BM0404Sample.s.pdf
Wim Betzel

Even more here:
http://www.piercecollege.edu/faculty/eisenljs/Dr.%20E's%20Hobbies%201.htm

Looks great.
Wim Betzel

I have to admit that it's a neat modification. But how often do you really need to use it.

When I restored my TR3A from 1987 to 1990, I used stainless steel screws everywhere and even had a machine shop make me about 120 square nuts (1/4" 28 UNF) to use in all my captive boxes. As a result, I can remove my bumper, grille , front valance and rad in about an hour. For the number of times that I need to do this (about once every 5 years), I figure that it took that TR owner more than a few hours to modify his TR to have his valance flip forward. I'll stick with originality.
Don Elliott

This thread was discussed between 03/11/2006 and 13/11/2006

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