boggie Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Hi Chaps, Does the beading go between the large and small stone guards or disappear under the large one please? Looks to me like it should go between them but pictures of TRs on the internet show both methods... Thanks, Ian Edited September 21, 2014 by boggie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Mine goes between them right to the bottom of the wing. Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Between and all the way to the bottom. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boggie Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Great, thanks chaps. Really struggling with the Moss large stone guards; they do not seem to be the correct shape for the Stanpart wings. Anyone successfully fitted them without modifying the wings themselves? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodbr Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'm afraid thats as good as it gets. There other suppliers but doubtful of them being any better. Took me three sets to get a set close to fitting but they then require significant alteration. Don't think that if you can get a set of NOS ones they will be any better and don't alter the wings to fit the guards as you will have problems elsewhere. Take your time and mould them to fit. I lost count of the number of times they were on and off for filing and tweaking. Once they fit you can set about buffing and polishing them but be prepared for that fact they get pounded by road debris and in the wet it's like sand blast but thats what they are supposed to do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boggie Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I'm afraid thats as good as it gets. There other suppliers but doubtful of them being any better. Took me three sets to get a set close to fitting but they then require significant alteration. Don't think that if you can get a set of NOS ones they will be any better and don't alter the wings to fit the guards as you will have problems elsewhere. Take your time and mould them to fit. I lost count of the number of times they were on and off for filing and tweaking. Once they fit you can set about buffing and polishing them but be prepared for that fact they get pounded by road debris and in the wet it's like sand blast but thats what they are supposed to do Cheers Rod, Our Stanpart originals (that fit perfectly) are unfortunately beyond serviceable due to significant aluminium oxidation. These Moss copies (the second pair I have tried) are completely the wrong shape, so much so that I am toying with making our own on Dad's English wheel from 1/16th ally sheet. However, I will persevere for now. Out of interest; do they fit directly to the wing? I am concerned that after a while there may be some galvanic corrosion, especially in the potentially wet and salty environment of a lower rear wing. I was thinking of creating a full sized gasket from sheet rubber... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EdwinTiben Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hi boggie the sheet rubber sounds like a water trap too.. We had to do some serious modification to get them fitted. We took my originals as an example and i think we were quit able to get it in line with the wing without changing the wing itself. We modified the lower part to have a larger opening you can only see from below to let the water out. i think i will use some kind of kit on the top side. and grease the wing below it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Getting the large guards to fit is a problem. I cheated on one side and re-used the old one. I gently tapped out the dents and dings and then rubbed it down with 400 grit W&D then moved progressively through 600 to 1200 and finished off with polishing compound and metal polish - it came up looking fine. For the other side, I had to be fairly brutal to get it to fit, and then did the same, i.e. polished out the evidence of my re-working of the shape. The inner small ones didn't need much doing to them. At the end of the day, they are there to protect the wing so they are going to get stone chips etc., so life is too short to worry about retaining the anodised finish. Rgds Ian PS Lovely looking car - well done. PPS I used non setting windscreen sealant between the stoneguard and the wing to try and prevent galvanic corrosion. A thick bead of it all around the edge and then clean off the surplus with petrol. Edited September 22, 2014 by Ian Vincent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I reused the large ones, after much panel beating to get out all the bumps etc. then grit blasted, followed by wet & dry polishing, & finally a session on a buffing wheel to bring to a shine. The small ones were new from TR shop, needed much filing to get them to look (nearly) right. beading goes inbetween. I used polyurathane sealer between paint & guards. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boggie Posted September 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Thanks Chaps, The original stanpart small guards were restorable and now look great but I have binned the large Moss copies (that appear to have been made by a blind man who had never felt a TR2-3 wing) in favour of restoring a pair of originals kindly provided by Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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