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I am about to start making a pair of new sidescreens for my TR2, and was considering making them in two parts:

 

a) a lower section, mounted as per standard fittings on the door, finishing just below the lower window channel with a horizontal bar covered as per the original lower flap

 

and

B) an upper window section, which would slot into the lower, located by, say, a couple of vertical pins, with maybe some sort of locking latch.

 

This would allow the screens to be separated into smaller pieces, then stowed behind the seats on the rear bulkhead, as per the MGA bag.

 

If I can manage it they should be virtually indistinguishable from the originals.

 

The standard screens are, lets face it, rather numb and a pain to stow in the boot.

 

What do you think? Has anyone done a similar thing?, if so any advice would be gratefully received.

 

Cheers

 

Mike

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I modified my TR3A screens for easier stowage by dispensing with the metal strip that was in the lower flap. My lower fanric flap is fixed to the door by lift a dots. some early factory photos show this arrangement was fitted to some TR3A's.

 

This way they can stowed behind the seats with the legs into the footwell, plus they are easier to stow in the boot if need be. Needs a nice soft bag though , still to do this.

 

As regards glazing I fitted twin alloy channels inside the original Factory grames this allows both front and rear section to slide. I used Margard plastic material which is what Morgan Cars use.

 

The hardest bit about sidescreens is getting them to fit with the front screen and the hood or hardtop . I think making them in two bits might make that fit even harder to achieve.

 

Best of luck!

 

Bill G @ NB

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When i bought my tr2, there was a set of Amco sidescreens with the car.

 

Not particulary Nice to see, bit rough, But the arms were able to swivel where attached on the frame, with a winged nut to secure in position.

 

Worked perfectly with good fitting.

Seems like a simpeler solution ?

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When I recovered my TR2 screens, because our sewing machines are not a specialised model I could not assemble the screen in the original way, so I made the legs detachable, held on with 2 x 1/4" threads welded in the frame. this allowed me to sew up the assembly and look original from the outside, all you see on the inside is the legs with a flat lug welded to them and the nuts holding them to the frame.

 

So it should be easy to convert to make the legs swing 180 degrees for easier stowage! Don't think I have a photo! but if I do will pop one on later

John

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What about soft sidescreens that you can carry for emergencies ?. I saw pictures a while back of a set that someone had made and they looked pretty good. Not commercially available unfortunately. Fabric and window material similar to what a normal soft top is made of and straps/fasteners to attach them with no mods needed to the hood sticks or standard fasteners.

 

Stan

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