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Today I began to organize all of the pieces, materials, adhesive, etc, to start covering the interior tonneau capping. I thought it would be a good idea to look at an old part so a dug into the parts bin from one of the parts cars. This car had been and earlier TR3A, TS30XXX era, and the exterior colour was light blue. I always wondered why someone would order a black interior with this exterior finish.

So, I pick up a capping piece, wipe off the dust and apply a little goo gone and guess what? What a nice shade of blue for the interior - but covered with rattle-can black paint!!!

Duh
 

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People are strange!
 
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angelfj said:
kodanja said:
People are strange!
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Indeed they are!
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Still not as strange as the guy who made the stainless steel tampon bracket to deal with an oil leak...
 
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Frank - Meanwhile, back at the office . . . I have heard that TR3Bs had the interiors sprayed with aerosol cans of paint. S-T were nearing the end of their supplies of interiors, so when they had a car with a red dashboard, black seats, dark blue capping covers, and tan door interiors, they would get out the can of spray paint.

Now you know the rest of the story !
 
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From 1972 until last year, I had a '60 TR3A with still a fair portion of its original green paint. The interior had originally been grey; over the years between 1960-72, said interior had been "recolored" blue, tan and finally black! (No, I had nothing to do with it!)
 
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kodanja said:
People are strange!
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"People are strange....when you're a stranger
People are ugly....when you're alone..."


Jim Morrison

My son visited his grave last month in Paris.









<span style="font-size: 9pt">Where did that come from???</span>
 
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I saw him at the Baskin Robbins 2 weeks ago.
 
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I'll see you at the TRA National Meet, Frank!

I'm the one in the powder blue TR3...

With black interior!
 
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Sorry to derail this any further but would the oil drip solution not be a "<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #FF99FF">Pink Job</span></span>" ?
 
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OYE!
 
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