Besalu Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 I am going to try and make one of these. Could anybody please tell me the overall width as indicated in the pic below? Many thanks, Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Hi Richard, I believe a TRR chap ( Tony Sheuch ) 'TR4Tony' is either making them or considering making them. It may be worth a PM to him to see where he is on it. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Yes, Tony supplies them - he was at the Spares Show today in the tent-like Hall (where it was possible to see things - the lighting in the other two Halls was abysmal). Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Yes Tony has his hardtop stainless finishing trims on show. Excellent finish and certainly look like they'll fit nicely (need to try to confirm) I didn't buy one but if I needed one I would buy no hesitation. I was talking with Tony and he described the 3 trial fits to jigs needed to measure and then bend to the correct shape. Labour intensive work by a skilled coachman. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besalu Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 Yes i have heard good reports about Tony's trims and i appreciate they are not cheap because of the special tooling he had to have made especially. I am going to try and knock my own up and if it doesn't work i will probably get some of the plastic trim for the time being. However i am saving up and hopefully in about 3 years i will have enough to do a full body-off re-spray, new interior trim and re-chrome everything. And then i will likely purchase one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Hi Richard, the rear trim is not easy to 'knock' up. Have you got an old one to use as an idea of what is needed. Good luck Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Why not just use the Mini sill trim for the time being. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Since nobody actually answered the question, I went to the garage and measured mine: 10.5 mm. Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besalu Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 Quite a fiddly job to say the least. Two strips of 2mm ss welded together and gives more of a "U profile" rather than the more square profiles i have seen online and is around 7mm thick rather than 10.5mm. It was fitting well tacked up prior to welding but has since warped so it will need more titivating and a bit more polishing although will probably leave it satin finish rather than mirror. Overall quite happy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Hi Richard That is very interesting. As you say not the same profile as standard but worth a pat on the back. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR4Tony VC Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 That’s a great effort ! Looks really good. Lots of skill there. Regards Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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