Phil Read Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 I am aware that you can buy the rear quarter panells for the TR3 but the tonneau saddle does not appear to be available. On my car both parts are sound apart from the area shown in the photo. Is any one aware of a company that makes a repair piece for the area shown in the photo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodbr Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 Hi Phil, I would suggest that you would be better to remove the shovel loads of filler to truly assess the area of rot. The rot you indicate looks like it was under a mountain of filler. Just how thick is it.? Is it by any chance a US car. The Americans have a tendency to employ Mexican plasterers in their body shops and use Bondo like cladding and coat the entire car with an unnecessary layer of filler. I removed 15 kilos of dry weight filler from my shell when I stripped a good usable paint job due to blisters. That is a lot a filler dry. probably 3 -4 5 litr drums of Bondo. The thing was there was no rust at all so I was very lucky and just beat the dents out as they should have been. Seriously with that amount of rust in that area I suspect there are more horrors hidden below the filler which looks to be at least 1/4 inch thick. To avoid a worse job in the not too distant future I would check the whole deck and quarter panel. Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Read Posted May 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 The filler has been removed. The area of bad metal is slighly larger than that shown in the photo. However the fact still remains that the tonneau saddle/deck is not available so would still need a repair panel slotting in. I just wondered if anyone made them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodbr Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 Hi phil, No snarkiness needed as you did not indicate you had removed the filler which clearly shows in the only pic you supplied to be like the white cliffs of Dover. Perhaps you could talk to Tr Trader, TR Enterprises, The TR Shop and ask about the section of the area cut from a scrap car. Any one of the previous suppliers would be happy to help out. ~You need about half as much again for the size of the area indicate. Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ralph Whitaker Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 Hi Phil, I think you would be very lucky to find a scrap shell with that part useable. But it is not that difficult a part to fabricate as I had to do with both sides of my car. I was fitting new quarters, so at least had that part, but as you can see from the photo had to make up the rest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 Its not overly difficult to make those two sections and once welded in a coat of lead across as per the factory will finish it off nicely, There has never been anything more that the quarter panel available to repair that section anyway and theyve never been that clever. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 i have this if of use TR2/3 [ not raised hinge ] new panel been in garage over 25 years Roy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Read Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Thanks for the information guys. I have had a word with a local fabricator and he tell me its no problem to make an infill. One question I have though relates to the join between the quarter panel and the tonneau saddle, on later TRs you can see a join line is this the same for the TR3A or is it filled? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 certainly for later - as in post 60K TR3As you can see the join line. Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 For early 3A’s it’s was leaded and not visible. When did the change happen? Perhaps with the body retooling at approx TS 60K ? Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Read Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 An interesting topic, I used to judge concours cars at shows and this was the very thing we looked for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) . Edited May 12, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 The appearance of the seam coincided with the TS60000 re-tool where it was deemed easier to do a right angle spot welded joint there instead of leading across the overlapping joint of the earlier car, same principle for the floor pans where they have an external spot welded joint instead of the previous internal join. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptr2 Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Done mine like this, needed a lot of stretching on edge and front under seem to get good profile for hardtop. Went way up and made whole side, then gas welded and planished up pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, ptr2 said: Done mine like this, needed a lot of stretching on edge and front under seem to get good profile for hardtop. Went way up and made whole side, then gas welded and planished up pete . Edited May 12, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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