EliTR6 Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Thanks everyone for the kind advice. Food for thought! Inge, I had a browse through your very complete website. I hope you don't mind me posting this photo of your car looking splendid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
friarmike Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 5 hours ago, David Brancaleone said: Beautiful. Really nicely done. Actually, I like both very much. Must admit, the roundels look smashing! The roundels are nice but you must have lights on them to see them at night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ijonsson Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, EliTR6 said: Thanks everyone for the kind advice. Food for thought! Inge, I had a browse through your very complete website. I hope you don't mind me posting this photo of your car looking splendid Of course not, and thank you. Edited March 24, 2020 by ijonsson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 20 hours ago, Lebro said: My only thing against them is getting a tonneau to fit & be watertight. Bob. I had this one made and it works for me. Very little water finds its way in. Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 15 hours ago, friarmike said: The roundels are nice but you must have lights on them to see them at night. But the white light must shine forwards. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deggers Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 For example . . . Deggers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 33 minutes ago, Deggers said: For example . . . Deggers Splendid! What tyres, Deggers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deggers Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Not mine unfortunately David. (Maybe if I'd had 295K to hand at the time of the auction, well . . . ) Le Mans Triumph TRS '927 HP'. Here's a link to the car's details : Classic Car Curation.co.uk : Le Man Triumph TRS Cheers, Deggers Edited March 25, 2020 by Deggers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 53 minutes ago, David Brancaleone said: Splendid! What tyres, Deggers? Dunlop Racing? https://www.borrani.com/dunlop-tyres/racing/cr65/550m15-cr65-dunlop-racing.html Edited March 25, 2020 by BlueTR3A-5EKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deggers Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Looks about right to me. Nice find! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 39 minutes ago, David Brancaleone said: Splendid! What tyres, Deggers? From the profile and shape Dunlop Racing. Mick Richards Ooops Pete beat me and you replied, oh well lunch called. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EliTR6 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 I bit the bullet and have ordered a roll over bar from Revingtons (standard, no diagonal after a long chat with them). I also ordered a fire wall for the rear bulkhead. Fitting it sounds like a lot of fun... I think I'm going to paint the dash black (crinkle effect if I can find the paint) for now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 The firewall that Revington supply needs quite a bit o fettling. I suggest you make yourself a cardboard template before you start cutting the ally sheet for real. Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ian Vincent said: The firewall that Revington supply needs quite a bit o fettling. I suggest you make yourself a cardboard template before you start cutting the ally sheet for real. Rgds Ian 3 hours ago, EliTR6 said: I bit the bullet and have ordered a roll over bar from Revingtons (standard, no diagonal after a long chat with them). I also ordered a fire wall for the rear bulkhead. Fitting it sounds like a lot of fun... I think I'm going to paint the dash black (crinkle effect if I can find the paint) for now Hooray, Eli!!! Crinkling is veery nice. The other finish that looks very good is polished aluminium. Don't know what the right word is, it sort of looks like lots of shiny circles. What were his reasons for dispensing with diagonal? I'd have thought it would be a strenghthener? Anyway, be that as it may, all of us may have saved your life. Really smart move. Actually, quite common in UK, far less in US, except in racing circles. Better to stay alive, if you roll than stay a purist, but a dead one. I agree about the fire wall too. Should you be tempted by the likes of Mick or Hamish, you'll need one. Edited March 25, 2020 by David Brancaleone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) "The other finish that looks very good is polished aluminium. Don't know what the right word is, it sort of looks like lots of shiny circles." Commonly called "Dowel finish," ; a dowel (parallel dia steel or wood of the chosen dia) is fitted into a drill (hand or pillar) and after a polished surface (reducing grades of wet and dry and finished with T Cut or other metal polish) has been made on the panel. This very nice example is by Tom Fremont on one of his TR250 in the US. The dowel has grinding paste smeared on the end and pressed onto the panel with the drill on a highish speed (try 800 revs) for some seconds enough to scuff a circular mark onto the polished surface, then overlap the next scuff by maybe 2/3rds of the dia and continue down the panel giving a "stack of sixpences (it's an old method) or dimes (American version) " finish to the metal. Mick Richards Edited March 25, 2020 by Motorsport Mickey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Yes, perfect. Nice. I like it. But would require care and knowing whether to have black crackle on all but central dials area or doing whole dash like that. Very racy looking. That's for sure. The crackle black will make the dial borders stand out which is also very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) That finish is also called "engine turned" You can buy it in sheet form from ebay etc. I used some to re-make the dashboard on my Hillman Aerominx. Bob. Edited March 26, 2020 by Lebro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 congrats on you safety items. dont forget you are not just protecting your self from yourself you are adding additional safety from others outside of your control. I used a heat specific sealer on my fire wall heatmate https://www.everbuild.co.uk/product/heat-mate-sealant/ If you do want the black textured finish on the dial dash panel consider Halfords spray truckbed liner paint. I used it on the roll bar plates that fit in the wheel arch as it’s supposed to be a rugged finish. but the finish was very close to the dash panel crinkle finish without the need to apply multiple layers and bake in the oven that I think the “proper” way needs position the roll bar so all your tops fit with it soft top and hardtop if you have one before drilling. any good trimmer can alter your tonneau after it’s fitted Velcro is your friend here. H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 15 hours ago, EliTR6 said: I think I'm going to paint the dash black (crinkle effect if I can find the paint) for now did my dash in body colour with the small dial section black crackle. looks good to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 20 minutes ago, roy53 said: did my dash in body colour with the small dial section black crackle. looks good to me. Photo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 seems that it will be 12 weeks before i get to where it is stored. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EliTR6 Posted March 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 Thanks everyone. I've already ordered a couple of cans of the VHT stuff. I've got a decent heat gun here and it's quite hot in the sun in the afternoon so I hope I'll be ok I saw Raptor Protection paint too, looks similar to the Halfords one The machine turned finish is too shiny for me. I like the utilitarian look! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) Hi Eli ~ I did mine with VHT paint and a hot air gun. Very effective. Tom. Edited April 15, 2020 by Fireman049 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EliTR6 Posted March 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 19 minutes ago, Fireman049 said: Hi Eli ~ I did mine with VHT paint and a hot air gun. Very effective. Tom. Looks great Tom! How long ago was it? Does it handle knocks and scratches OK? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) By all means start with the Crinkle paint but if it doesn't work, and I couldn't get mine to work properly, take it to a powder coating firm and get it powder coated in crinkle finish. More expensive but you are guaranteed a good result. Rgds Ian Edited March 26, 2020 by Ian Vincent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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