TR4/4A Your thoughts/value of this TR4

[Marvin Gruber]

Tom,
I used fleet paint on the TR250 as well, it was the only line that I could get Valencia blue in. It did spray good. We did put a clear coat on outside but I did't clear underneath or tub. I have a 4a to do in powder blue so I will probably do it like yours.

Marv

 

[Mink]

Still puttering along.Wiper assembly, master cylinders, wiring harness, etc. I have a mountain of parts on hand so no excuses now. I don't have everything to finish the resto, but enough to put it back together and drive it.

 

[trrdster2000]

Mink, Don't know what you do for a living, but if it's not restoring work, you missed your calling.
How good is that wiring harness? Don take a chance on a iffey, these cars have been known to self destruct.

Great work, Wayne

 

[Marvin Gruber]

Tom,
you are just about caught up with me on the 250 and I started a good 6 months before you. I see you have the trunk seal in place. Does the trunk lid close and fit good. I had to cut mine about a third of the way off to let the trunk lid go down enough to close. I hope to have dash done today

marv

 

[Mink]

Mink, Don't know what you do for a living, but if it's not restoring work, you missed your calling.
How good is that wiring harness? Don take a chance on a iffey, these cars have been known to self destruct.

Great work, Wayne

Thanks. Wiring harness is fine. I fixed all of its issues last summer and now I'm re-wrapping it in the original blue. It's a semi-custom affair since the car has a GM alternator and someone had already removed the voltage regulator wiring from the harness anyway.

 

[Mink]

Tom,
you are just about caught up with me on the 250 and I started a good 6 months before you. I see you have the trunk seal in place. Does the trunk lid close and fit good. I had to cut mine about a third of the way off to let the trunk lid go down enough to close. I hope to have dash done today

marv

Hi Marv. Yeah, that trunk seal is a pain. It still wants to pull off the bottom section even with gorilla glue. It's a tight fit but closes well.

 

[tdskip]

Wonderful thread, keep the updates and pictures coming!

 

[Geo Hahn]

Hi Marv. Yeah, that trunk seal is a pain. It still wants to pull off the bottom section even with gorilla glue...

Gorilla glue is how I finally got it to hold. Be aware that there at least 2 profiles sold by major vendors.

What I used:

What someone else was working with (and possibly having some difficulty):

You might look at which you have. Sorry, I do not know where I got mine though if it is important and can dig through the receipts and probably find out.

 

[Marvin Gruber]

Not at all like the one I installed. It had a larger lip. I took a new razor blade and trimmed it back, fits and closes good now.
Going to pickup seats this afternoon before winter storm comes though.

marv

 

[Mink]

Gorilla glue is how I finally got it to hold. Be aware that there at least 2 profiles sold by major vendors.

What I used:



What someone else was working with (and possibly having some difficulty):



You might look at which you have. Sorry, I do not know where I got mine though if it is important and can dig through the receipts and probably find out.

Mine's a bit different than either of those, I think. I got it from TRF:

 

[Marvin Gruber]

That looks more like the one I installed. I cut the top one third off to be able to close lid properly.

Marv

 

[Mink]

I really worked hard the last few days and completed the restoration!

OK, not really, but it is looking like a car again from certain angles.

 

[Marvin Gruber]

I see you got my parts. Looking good!

Marv

 

[Mink]

I see you got my parts. Looking good!

Marv

Yep, thanks! Not sure about the spare tire hold-down though. Does the metal plate go in the trunk, between the body and frame, or something else? I can't find any pics online.

 

[Geo Hahn]

On mine (working from memory) there is a metal plate that the 'bolt' goes through. The bolt then goes through the inverted spare and catches a hook on the bottom of the boot cavity.

Found a photo...

Note how the boot lid actually holds the cover in the up position by slightly over-extending when you lift the boot lid and slipping the cover behind the cross piece. Works so slick it must have been designed to do this, yet I do not recall reading it in the owners manual.

 

[Mink]

On mine (working from memory) there is a metal plate that the 'bolt' goes through. The bolt then goes through the inverted spare and catches a hook on the bottom of the boot cavity.

Found a photo...



Note how the boot lid actually holds the cover in the up position by slightly over-extending when you lift the boot lid and slipping the cover behind the cross piece. Works so slick it must have been designed to do this, yet I do not recall reading it in the owners manual.

Specifically, my question is about the plate for the lower hook (the one mounted in the trunk). There is a rectangular metal plate that I assume goes inside the trunk, but I'm not 100% sure.

 

[Geo Hahn]

That sounds right but I hate to trust my memory. I have a photo of that too - but it is tantalizingly small:

Went out to the garage for a look. Mine is on the lift at the moment so can't dig into the boot but from underneath I can say -- there is no plate on the underside (just the bolt through the cross tube with some packing between the cross tube and the body)

 

[Mink]

That sounds right but I hate to trust my memory. I have a photo of that too - but it is tantalizingly small:



Went out to the garage for a look. Mine is on the lift at the moment so can't dig into the boot but from underneath I can say -- there is no plate on the underside (just the bolt through the cross tube with some packing between the cross tube and the body)

Thanks, that helps a lot. It really only makes sense for the plate to be inside the trunk. I didn't know about the packing between the body and tube. I'll have to improvise something.

 

[sail]

Here you go:

 

[Mink]

Here you go:

Thank you!