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TR2/3/3A TR3 Bumper overide bummer

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I just took a new Rear apron(from Moss )to my body guy and we trial fitted it -LOoks pretty good. When I got home I happened to look at the moss catalog and realized that even thought the catalog pictures the apron with the "tubes" for the rear bumper overides, The apron had no such hole or tube. My questions are how to locate holes for the tube (fron and rear) and what size tube to install.

The old apron was so badly corroded that there was nothing there to judge by.
Help Please. If we can get this situation resolved, I may get the car home in time for CHristmas to start re-assembly.


Thanks guys

Griff
 
I am not sure if all the TR3 are the same in this regard, but here is a sampling of cars as a jumping off point.

I believe you will need to cut holes to mount the bumper but <span style="font-weight: bold">BEFORE</span> you do I'd get other more knowledge able people to jump in.

These are consistent with the reference books I have.

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For the two TR3As that I restored, I solved the problem by measuring how high up from the bottom that the top inclined hole had to be. I measured this from the left-over piece that I removed. Then I drilled a small hole about 1/8" diameter in the sheetmetal where that hole would be - or so I hoped. Then I fed a straight length of rod (a straight coathanger will do) down throgh that hole on an incline till it met the center of the lower hole in the rear top of the chassis frame. It was out a bit but by moving that top hole around a bit with a hand file I was able to find the truly correct center. Then I welded in the tube that joins that top hole to the bottom. Then I slid in the tube that fits in that tube, then mounted the bracket for the rear bumperette with the long bolt and the nut on the bottom. I worked out fine.
 
Hi griff I have plenty of advice for you and it is free because I am not using it. I would take your time and join a local club and get a good look at one of these cars. You might be able to purchase that piece locally for less than the 900.00 Moss gets and get a better fit and plus get to see how the whole thing goes together. I say this because if the one on your car is that bad then putting a brand new one on that car would be like sowing a new patch on an old garment. (Unless your car is sound and just wrecked) How is your spare tire hole and your trunk floor? Heck the rear panel and the spare tire hole are welded together. I would look for a donor car. The pieces that you want often survive, at least on the West coast.
 
The bumpers are off of TS13571L at the moment, let me know if you need any measurements.
 
Yea, I spent a year looking for a donor. Anything decent was way more than the 900 for the moss panel(which I got on sale for 790 incl shipping). I have already made my decisions on what is or is not decent on my car and have already chosen a path that is to repair it because it is much nicer that anything that would be considered for parting out.

If we could stay on task here. I ALREADY HAVE THE NEW PANEL and want info on how to position the "tube" (for the Distance piece to fit through) and what diameter it should be.

If anyone has access to their nice condition rear bumper over-ride hole to be able to measure and give me some details, I would greatly appreciate it.
 
Hi Griff, I have taken pictures this morning of a body that I am restoring. I sectioned it off with a majic marker and took dimenions. I cannot get my pictures from my computer into a file to send to you. If you have a fax number I could send you a copy that I have made with all the dimenions. I have a fax machine here at home. My son came over and loaded it for me and then he left and I still can not get it to work. Bill Close, Mesa, Az (602)524-5351
 
Yes, measurements would be great If you can- in addition to locating the hole tell me the inner-diamter of the tube itself as I will have to create that as well.

For the kind person that offered to fax. if you would email me at griffedi@nc.rr.com I will respond with fax number(don't want to put a number out to all.


Thanks for all the responses. I hoe to finally get it back on the road whith the first warm weather.

Griff

"They don't make em like they used to.... They never did"
 
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