Don H. Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) Some of you guys may know of Joe Alexander here in the US and the support he provides the vintage Triumph racing community through ARE (Alexander Racing Enterprises). Reusable silicone valve cover gaskets are one of the products Joe has taken on to manufacture. Joe recently posted some information on another forum about new front wing lower patch panels a friend of his, Keith Niehaus of Niehaus Restoration Products is bringing to market with Joe's help. Joe posted the following on the team.net Triumphs list in the US (which probably only a few here follow). I thought it might be interesting for y'all to know -- these may be a cost-effective option to help keep sidescreen cars on the road. Demand is reportedly strong, and Niehaus is hard at work to build inventory. Just a heads up..... Forthcoming.....TR3 Repair Panels. My friend Keith Niehaus has been quite successful with the development of TR4/TR6 repair panels. Now he is using my TR3 to develop the lower front fender panels. The panels are faithful reproductions with the rolled wire correctly located in the edges. Keith is a great craftsman. You will find his panels prominently featured in the Moss Catalogs. (Disregard the fact that ARE is shown as the supplier. That is in error. I only helped Keith in the marketing of the panels. He did all of the work) Regards, Joe Alexander 645 1st Street Jesup, IA 50648 The-vintage-racer.com Gasketinnovations.com Joe has the TR4 and TR6 body repair panels on the ARE website here: http://www.the-vintage-racer.com/index.php/categoryhome/niehaus-restoration-products It seems the sidescreen stuff is too new yet to be listed. NFI. Edited August 1, 2014 by Don H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Don are US wire gauge sizes different to UK ones? Only asking as the repair panels linked to are in 20 gauge which is thinner than original. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Dunno, Stuart, but I forwarded your question to Keith Niehaus and I'll update this post when I hear back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 OK thanks Don. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Yes AWG (American) and SWG (British) are slightly different. 20AWG is 0.032 inch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 I wonder how these differ from the repair panels currently sold by Moss, TRF etc ?. Those also have the wire reinforced edges etc and seemed to fit reasonably well given the complexity of this area with all the different flanges. Stan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Yes AWG (American) and SWG (British) are slightly different. 20AWG is 0.032 inch. Well thats even thinner then as I believe 0.032 is 21swg UK. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Keith Niehaus tells me through email that the original TR4 and TR6 fenders that he has all measure 0.036 inches in thickness. He noted his panels are 20GA U.S. and also measure 0.036 inches in thickness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted August 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I wonder how these differ from the repair panels currently sold by Moss, TRF etc ?. Those also have the wire reinforced edges etc and seemed to fit reasonably well given the complexity of this area with all the different flanges. Stan Stan, those are very likely panels made by Niehaus Restoration Products. They are now, at least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Keith Niehaus tells me through email that the original TR4 and TR6 fenders that he has all measure 0.036 inches in thickness. He noted his panels are 20GA U.S. and also measure 0.036 inches in thickness. That will be UK 18swg which as you say is correct. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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